Numerical simulation on the evolution of cloud particles in 3-D convective cloud |
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| Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">XiaoLi?LiuEmail author ShengJie?Niu |
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| Institution: | (1) Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster of Ministry of Education, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China |
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| Abstract: | A 3-D convective cloud model with compressible non-hydrostatic dynamics and the spectral bin microphysics of a 2-D slab-symmetric
model has been used to simulate an observed supercell storm occurring on 29 June, 2000 near Bird City, Kansas, USA. The main
objective of this paper is to study the evolution of particles in this convective storm with bin spectral microphysics scheme.
Graupels form and grow through two mechanisms, deposition and riming, with the riming process dominant on top of the inflow
and in the upper portion of main updraft. Over the outflow and during the developing and mature stages of the storm, graupel
particles mainly grow through deposition with dominant unimodal spectra. Most fall out after growing up. Reducing initial
relative humidity disturbance (increasing initial potential temperature disturbance) has negative impact on the formation
and growth of graupels over the inflow (outflow). This study shows that large graupel and hail could be suppressed by altering
the deposition and coalescence process over the inflow and main updraft. At different locations of the convective cells and
with different initial humidity and potential temperature disturbance, the graupel formation and growth mechanisms are different,
so as to the feasible hail suppression locations and methods.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40537034, 40805057), and Foundation of Key Laboratory
of Meteorological Disaster of Ministry of Education in Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (Grant No. KLME060202) |
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| Keywords: | spectral bin microphysics 3-D convective cloud numerical simulation evolution of particle spectrum |
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