Numerical framework and performance of the new multiple-phase cloud microphysics scheme in RegCM4.5: precipitation, cloud microphysics, and cloud radiative effects

Nogherotto, Rita; Tompkins, Adrian Mark; Giuliani, Graziano; Coppola, Erika; Giorgi, Filippo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-2533-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-2533-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-2533-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 7

Development and technical paper

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27 Jul 2016

Development and technical paper |

| 27 Jul 2016

Numerical framework and performance of the new multiple-phase cloud microphysics scheme in RegCM4.5: precipitation, cloud microphysics, and cloud radiative effects

Rita Nogherotto, Adrian Mark Tompkins, Graziano Giuliani, Erika Coppola, and Filippo Giorgi

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RC1: 'Review of ‚Numerical framework and performance of the new multiple phase cloud microphysics scheme in RegCM4.5: precipitation, cloud microphysics and cloud radiative effects. ‘ by Nogherotto et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Apr 2016
- AC1: 'Answers to Anonymous Referee #1', Rita Nogherotto, 07 Jun 2016
RC2: 'Review of the paper "Numerical framework and performance of the new multiple phase cloud microphysics scheme in RegCM4.5: precipitation, cloud microphysics and cloud radiative effects" by Nogherotto et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 Apr 2016
- AC2: 'Answers to Anonymous Referee #2', Rita Nogherotto, 07 Jun 2016
RC3: '"Numerical framework and performance of the new multiple phase cloud microphysics scheme in RegCM4.5: precipitation, cloud microphysics and cloud radiative effects" by Nogherotto et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 11 May 2016
- AC3: 'Answers to Anonymous Referee #3', Rita Nogherotto, 07 Jun 2016

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AR by Rita Nogherotto on behalf of the Authors (07 Jun 2016) Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (05 Jul 2016) by Samuel Remy

AR by Rita Nogherotto on behalf of the Authors (11 Jul 2016) Manuscript

Short summary

The paper presents a new cloud scheme for regional climate model RegCM4.5. The new scheme treats microphysical processes occurring within stratiform clouds and with respect to the pre-existing scheme is able to allow a more physically realistic representation of cloud microphysics and distribution, improving the representation of the longwave and shortwave components of the cloud radiative forcing.