Large-eddy simulation of organized precipitating trade wind cumulus clouds

Trade wind cumulus clouds often organize in along-wind cloud streets and across-wind mesoscale arcs. We present a benchmark large-eddy simulation which resolves the individual clouds as well as the mesoscale organization on scales of O(10 km). Different methods to quantify organization of cloud fiel...

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Main Authors: A. Seifert, T. Heus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-06-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/13/5631/2013/acp-13-5631-2013.pdf