Data · dataset · 2026
Representation of microphysical processes in cloud-resolving models: Spectral (bin) microphysics versus bulk parameterization
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Most atmospheric motions of different spatial scales and precipitation are closely related to phase transitions in clouds.
Description
The continuously increasing resolution of large-scale and mesoscale atmospheric models makes it feasible to treat the evolution of individual clouds. The explicit treatment of clouds requires the simulation of cloud microphysics.
Two main approaches describing cloud microphysical properties and processes have been developed in the past four and a half decades: bulk microphysics parameterization and spectral (bin) microphysics (SBM). The development and utilization of both represent an important step forward in cloud modeling. This study presents a detailed survey of the physical basis and the applications of both bulk microphysics parameterization and SBM.
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The results obtained from simulations of a wide range of atmospheric phenomena, from tropical cyclones through Arctic clouds using these two approaches are compared. Advantages and disadvantages, as well as lines of future development for these methods are discussed.
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- Publisher page n2t.org/ark:/85065/d7h996d5 ↗
documentation · download · from data ucar edu
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- data.ucar.edu /dataset/representation-of-microphysical-processes-in-cloud-res… ↗
National Center for Atmospheric Research dataset page
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Catalogue records · 1
- CKAN API data.ucar.edu/api/3/action/package_show?id=e5c3ca05-22f4-442c-9fb7-c0493aa83… ↗
metadata API · from data ucar edu
Topics
- From keywords
- Earth & Environmental Science · Ocean & Atmospheric Science
- Inferred from text
- Cloud physics 79% · Simulation 75%
Provenance · 1 source records, 9 field assertions
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