Microphysical modeling of cirrus 1. Comparison with 1986 FIRE IFO measurements

E. J. Jensen; O. B. Toon; D. L. Westphal; S. Kinne; A. J. Heymsfield

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Microphysical modeling of cirrus 1. Comparison with 1986 FIRE IFO measurements

E. J. Jensen, O. B. Toon, D. L. Westphal, S. Kinne, A. J. Heymsfield

Dynamical and Physical Meteorology

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The cirrus model includes microphysical, dynamical, and radiative processes. Sulfate aerosols, solution drops, ice crystals, and water vapor are all treated as interactive elements in the model. Ice crystal size distributions are fully resolved based on calculations of homogeneous freezing nucleation, growth by water vapor deposition, evaporation, coagulation, and vertical transport. We have focused on the cirrus observed on November 1, 1986. Growth, coagulation, and sedimentation of these ice crystals result in a broad cloud region (5-10 km thick) with an optical depth of 1-2 after a few hours, in agreement with the FIRE measurements. -from Authors

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	10,421-10,442
Journal	Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume	99
Issue number	D5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1029/93jd02334
State	Published - 1994

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