Evaluation of a quasi-steady-state approximation of the cloud droplet growth equation (QDGE) scheme for aerosol activation in global models using multiple aircraft data over both continental and marine environments

<p>This research introduces a numerically efficient aerosol activation scheme and evaluates it by using stratus and stratocumulus cloud data sampled during multiple aircraft campaigns in Canada, Chile, Brazil, and China. The scheme employs a quasi-steady-state approximation of the cloud drople...

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Main Authors: H. Wang, Y. Peng, K. von Salzen, Y. Yang, W. Zhou, D. Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-04-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/15/2949/2022/gmd-15-2949-2022.pdf