Evaluation of semi-implicit and explicit sedimentation approaches in the two-moment cloud microphysics scheme of ICON

Bolt, Simon; Omanovic, Nadja

doi:10.5194/gmd-19-595-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-595-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-595-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 2

Model evaluation paper

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19 Jan 2026

Model evaluation paper |

| 19 Jan 2026

Evaluation of semi-implicit and explicit sedimentation approaches in the two-moment cloud microphysics scheme of ICON

Simon Bolt and Nadja Omanovic

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