Improving collisional growth in Lagrangian cloud models: development and verification of a new splitting algorithm

Schwenkel, Johannes; Hoffmann, Fabian; Raasch, Siegfried

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-3929-2018

Articles | Volume 11, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-3929-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-3929-2018

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Articles | Volume 11, issue 9

Development and technical paper

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28 Sep 2018

Development and technical paper |

| 28 Sep 2018

Improving collisional growth in Lagrangian cloud models: development and verification of a new splitting algorithm

Johannes Schwenkel, Fabian Hoffmann, and Siegfried Raasch

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SC1: 'Executive Editor comment on "Improving Collisional Growth in Lagrangian Cloud Models: Development and Verification of a New Splitting Algorithm"', Astrid Kerkweg, 11 Jun 2018
- AC1: 'Response to Executive Editor', Johannes Schwenkel, 10 Aug 2018
RC1: 'Review of the manuscript: Schwenkel et al. "Improving Collisional Growth in Lagrangian Cloud Models: Development and Verification of a New Splitting Algorithm"', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Jun 2018
- AC2: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1', Johannes Schwenkel, 10 Aug 2018
RC2: 'Comments on the manuscript: Improving Collisional Growth in Lagrangian Cloud Models: Development and Verification of a New Splitting Algorithm', Anonymous Referee #2, 03 Jul 2018
- AC3: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2', Johannes Schwenkel, 10 Aug 2018

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AR by Johannes Schwenkel on behalf of the Authors (10 Aug 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (27 Aug 2018) by Holger Tost

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (07 Sep 2018)

ED: Publish as is (10 Sep 2018) by Holger Tost

AR by Johannes Schwenkel on behalf of the Authors (10 Sep 2018)

Short summary

Lagrangian cloud models are a powerful tool to understand cloud microphysics and are increasingly used in the cloud physics community. In this study we present a method designed to improve the warm cloud precipitation process in such models. Our results indicate that using this method is essential for a proper representation of the collisional process of warm clouds, while maintaining an appropriate computational demand.