Aerosol-Cloud-Drizzle-Turbulence Interactions in Boundary Layer Clouds

Abstract

The long term-goal of this project is to provide an improved description and understanding of the effects of aerosol-cloud interactions and drizzle and entrainment processes in boundary layer clouds for the purpose of developing, improving, and evaluating cloud and boundary layer representations in LES, mesoscale and large-scale forecast models. The scientific objectives are to: 1) document the structure and characteristics of entrainment circulations in marine stratocumulus and fair-weather-cumuli, 2) characterize the vertical distribution of drizzle and how it relates to cloud and mesoscale circulations; 3) investigate the relative role of cloud thickness, cloud turbulence intensity, and aerosols on precipitation production; 4) study the processing of aerosols by cloud processes; and 5) explore mass, moisture, and aerosol transports across interfacial regions at cloud base and at the capping inversion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2012
Accession Number
ADA574045

Entities

People

  • Bruce Albrecht

Organizations

  • Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Cloud Physics
  • Clouds
  • Condensation Nuclei
  • Convection
  • Cumulus Clouds
  • Layers
  • Mie Scattering
  • Physics
  • Radar
  • Raindrops
  • Research Aircraft
  • Scattering
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers