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Properties Analyses and Applications Research Group Meeting 10 May 2016 Scott Sieron Advisors Fuqing Zhang Eugene Clothiaux Major Collaborator Lu Yinghui COLD WARM Hurricane Karl 091610 2315Z. Formation of cloud droplets from supersaturated vapor. Growth of cloud droplets to raindrops in . O. (10 min). Growth of warm cloud droplets. Activated cloud droplets grow by . condensation . then . collection. rainrate. increases. Kubar. , T., D. L. Hartmann, and R. Wood, 2009: Understanding the importance of microphysics . and macrophysics . for warm rain in marine low clouds: Part I. Satellite observations. . Dr. Corey . Potvin. , CIMMS/NSSL. METR 5004 Lecture #1. Oct. 1, 2013. Preliminaries. Primarily following Wallace & Hobbs Chap. 6. Rogers & . Yau. useful as parallel text (deeper explanations). Longwave. High. Clouds. Shortwave. High. Clouds. Shortwave. Low. Clouds. . . Δ. Optical Depth: -4 %. Δ Total Cloud Frac.: -0.50 %. . . Δ CTP: -8.30 hPa. . . Δ. Optical Depth: 2.0 % K. -1. ATM 419. Spring 2016. Fovell. 1. Definition of . “. squall line. ”. Glossary of Meteorology. (2000):. . “. a line of active thunderstorms, either continuous or with breaks, including contiguous precipitation areas resulting from the existence of thunderstorms.. Yang, M.-J., and R.A. . Houze. , . Jr. RTF. Hydrometeor types. Ice-phase microphysics. Environmental humidity. No. 1 microphysics processes. CNTL. Full model physics for 15 h. . Turn off the hail generation processes after 6 h (. ATM 419/563. Spring 2017. Fovell. 1. The C-C equation. The . Clausius-Clapeyron. (C-C) . equation reveals how saturation . vapor pressure (. e. s. ) varies . with temperature . T. :. …where . a. 1. Contributors: Chris . Bretherton. , Bill Collins, Andrew Conley, . Brian Eaton, Andrew . Gettelman. , Steve . Ghan. , . Cécile. . Hannay. , . Mike . Iacono. , . Xiaohong. Liu, Hugh Morrison, Rich Neale, . Lily Zhang. CRTM-DS WSM6, Parameterized Phase Function. Rayleigh. Henyey Greenstein. Scattering Phase Functions. Combined Phase Function. Combined Henyey–Greenstein and Rayleigh Phase Function. Modified asymmetry parameter - G. Particles and Preliminary Data Assimilation Experiments. Research Group Meeting. 12 December 2016. Scott Sieron. Advisors: . Fuqing. Zhang, Eugene . Clothiaux. Major Collaborator: Lu . Yinghui. Satellite Beam Convolution. Particle Scattering Properties. Research Group Meeting. 01. May 2017. Scott Sieron. Advisors: . Fuqing. Zhang, Eugene . Clothiaux. Major Collaborator: Lu . Yinghui. Non-Spherical Particles. About Non-Spherical Particles. cloud microphysics scheme in CAM. Hugh Morrison and Andrew . Gettelman. National Center for Atmospheric Research. CCSM Atmospheric Model Working Group Meeting. Feb 12, 2008. Thanks to Steve . Ghan. (PNNL). Benjamin T. Johnson (UCAR @ NOAA). Tong Zhu (CIRA @ NOAA). Yingtao. Ma (AER @ NOAA). Thomas . Auligné. (Director, JCSDA). With essential contributions . from many others.. CRTM Overview JCSDA Tech/.. NOAA/NESDIS. Steve Wanzong, Andi Walther, Pat Heck, William . Straka. , . Marek. . Rogal. . UW/CIMSS. Patrick . Minnis. NASA/. LaRC. Outline. Enhancements . Current Activities. Validation Progress.