Modelling of cirrus clouds – Part 1a: Model description and validation

A double-moment bulk microphysics scheme for modelling cirrus clouds including explicit impact of aerosols on different types of nucleation mechanism is described. Process rates are formulated in terms of generalised moments of the underlying a priori size distributions in order to allow simple swit...

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Main Authors: P. Spichtinger, K. M. Gierens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/9/685/2009/acp-9-685-2009.pdf