LIMA (v1.0): A quasi two-moment microphysical scheme driven by a multimodal population of cloud condensation and ice freezing nuclei

The paper describes the LIMA (Liquid Ice Multiple Aerosols) quasi two-moment microphysical scheme, which relies on the prognostic evolution of an aerosol population, and the careful description of the nucleating properties that enable cloud droplets and pristine ice crystals to form from aerosols. S...

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Main Authors: B. Vié, J.-P. Pinty, S. Berthet, M. Leriche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-02-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/9/567/2016/gmd-9-567-2016.pdf