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1 Hugh Morrison & Jason A. Milbrandt JAS (2015), p287-311
Parameterization of Cloud Microphysics Based on the Prediction of Bulk Ice Particle Properties. Part I: Scheme Description and Idealized Tests Hugh Morrison & Jason A. Milbrandt JAS (2015), p

2 Introduction Liquid water: Cloud (< μm) growing mainly by vapor diffusion. Rain growing primarily by collision-coalescence Ice particles have a wide range of densities and complex shapes A large sensitivity with ice is partitioned into categories, and changes in thresholds or rates for conversion between ice species in simulations.

3 overview Predicted Particle Properties (P3) scheme
To track particle evolution mechanisms of ice growth [vapor deposition, aggregation and riming (dry and wet growth)] Prognostic variables (dynamical tendencies from advection and subgrid-scale mixing and microphysical tendency) & predicted quantities (derived directly from the prognostic variables) total ice mass (qi), ice number (Ni) ice mass from rime growth (qrim), bulk rime volume (Brim)

4 (From Ahrens,p.132) 水氣結冰在物体上,成為霜。 (From Ahrens,p.191)
過冷水滴碰上任何0oC以下固體,會快速在固體上結成霜狀冰,此過程稱為淞化(rime)。冰晶在下降過程中,因下降速度大於小水滴,沿途可以併吞過冷水滴而迅速成長。在劇烈對流中,可以形成冰雹 (From Ahrens,p.200) (From Ahrens,p.201)

5 ice mass from rime growth (qrim), bulk rime volume (Brim)
Fr: mass fraction mva: the crystal mass grown by vapor diffusion and aggregation mr: the total particle mass of a partially rimed crystal Dth: critical sizes separating small spherical ice from dense nonspherical (or unrimed) ice Dgr: dense nonspherical ice from graupel Dcr: graupel from partially rimed crystals

6 RS: rimed snow GS: graupel-like snow LG: lump graupel
Dm dominated by small spherical ice

7 Idealized 2D squall-line simulations
WRF Δx = 1 km (500 km), with 80 vertical levels (20 km) Baseline results Ice is initiated after approximately 10 min Significant horizontal asymmetry develops over time in response to the environmental shear After 4 h the storm reaches a mature phase (leading edge of convection and trailing stratiform precipitation)

8 Vertical cross sections for BASE at 2 h

9 Vertical cross sections for BASE at 6 h
mva mr Front to rear at midlevels (4-8 km) general decrease in D, F, ρand V

10 Idealized 2D squall-line simulations Sensitivity test
qi (color) averaged from 3.5 to 4.5 h θ’ (counter) at 4.5 h

11 Discussion and conclusions I
Uncertain: aggregation and riming efficiencies parameters associated with melting and vapor diffusion  require close coordination with additional OBS studies This does not preclude more than one free ice-phase category in the same grid box and time. One of the main limitations of the current P3 scheme: its inability to represent different ice types in the same location and time for a given particle size

12 Discussion and conclusions II
Idealized 2D squall-line sensitivity tests showed the impacts of Fr and ρr on the mass of ice condensate aloft and the surface precipitation rate. Fr > 0.7 in locations without liquid water in the convective region Fr ~ for locations in the stratiform region from liquid water The addition of prognostic variables (qrim, Brim) is needed. @ 6h


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