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Vivek SantGroup Meeting ECHAM activities – Ulrike Lohmann’s group 1 February 1, 2011 Sylvaine Ferrachat: Maintainance of ECHAM6-HAM and previously developed aspects (entrainment, PBL clouds, shallow convection) Philipp Reutter/Betty Croft: aerosol processing and scavenging of aerosols Ana Sesartic: bioaersols and their possible importance as ice nuclei (IN) Vivek Sant: drizzle and giant CCN Miriam Kübbeler: heterogeneous vs. homogeneous freezing in cirrus clouds Sebastian Bretl: possible influence of aerosols on tropical cyclones
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Reference scavenging ratios changed following a study in the Arctic study by Bourgeious and Bey (2011). Impact of wet scavenging on global aerosol and cloud properties in ECHAM5 (Philipp Reutter)
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Less cloud droplet number burden and less soluble nucleation and Aitken mode particles when scavenging ratios are reduced Mechanism: Initially more aerosol particles. Nucleation of new particles impeded, more condensation of SO 4 and organics on pre-existing particles. Coagulation and less new particle formation lead to a reduction of the number mixing ratio of smallest modes.
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Impact on clouds & radiation small global impact regional impact suspected Possible future research models with dynamic vegetation regional modelling observations & lab studies IAC ETH Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science Bacteria and fungal spores in ECHAM (Ana Sesartic)
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Vivek SantGroup Meeting Introducing a drizzle class in ECHAM5 (Vivek Sant) 5 today future Courtesy of R. Posselt February 1, 2011 Bretherton et al., 2001
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Impact of aerosols on cirrus clouds (Miriam Kübbeler) Kärcher et al., JGR, 2006
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Impact of aerosols on cirrus clouds (Miriam Kübbeler)
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Influence of aerosols on hurricanes? (Sebastian Bretl)
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