An investigation into the performance of four cloud droplet activation parameterisations

Cloud droplet number concentration prediction is central to large-scale weather and climate modelling. The benchmark cloud parcel model calculation of aerosol particle growth and activation, by diffusion of vapour to aerosol particles in a rising parcel of air experiencing adiabati...

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Main Authors: E. Simpson, P. Connolly, G. McFiggans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-07-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/7/1535/2014/gmd-7-1535-2014.pdf