Characterization of cumulus cloud fields using trajectories in the center of gravity versus water mass phase space: 1. Cloud tracking and phase space description
Abstract
We study the evolution of warm convective cloud fields using large eddy simulations of continental and trade cumulus. Individual clouds are tracked a posteriori from formation to dissipation using a 3D cloud tracking algorithm and results are presented in the phase- space of center of gravity altitude versus cloud liquid water mass (CvM space). Here, the CvM space is shown to contain rich information on cloud field characteristics, cloud morphology, and common cloud development pathways, together facilitating a comprehensive understanding of the cloud field. In this part we show how the meteorological (thermodynamic) conditions that determine the cloud properties are projected on the CvM phase space and how changes in the initial conditions affect the clouds' trajectories in this space. This part sets the stage for a detailed microphysical analysis that will be shown in part II.
- Authors:
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- Weizmann Inst. of Science, Rehovot (Israel)
- NOAA Earth System Research Lab., Boulder, CO (United States)
- Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States)
- Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem (Israel)
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23). Atmospheric System Research (ASR) Program; European Research Council (ERC); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1342304
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-112865
Journal ID: ISSN 2169-897X; KP1701000
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830; FP7/2007‐2013; AGS‐1119164
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 121; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 2169-897X
- Publisher:
- American Geophysical Union
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; cloud physics; cloud numerical modeling; cloud aerosol interactions; LES
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Heiblum, Reuven H., Altaratz, Orit, Koren, Ilan, Feingold, Graham, Kostinski, Alexander B., Khain, Alexander P., Ovchinnikov, Mikhail, Fredj, Erick, Dagan, Guy, Pinto, Lital, Yaish, Ricki, and Chen, Qian. Characterization of cumulus cloud fields using trajectories in the center of gravity versus water mass phase space: 1. Cloud tracking and phase space description. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1002/2015JD024186.
Heiblum, Reuven H., Altaratz, Orit, Koren, Ilan, Feingold, Graham, Kostinski, Alexander B., Khain, Alexander P., Ovchinnikov, Mikhail, Fredj, Erick, Dagan, Guy, Pinto, Lital, Yaish, Ricki, & Chen, Qian. Characterization of cumulus cloud fields using trajectories in the center of gravity versus water mass phase space: 1. Cloud tracking and phase space description. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JD024186
Heiblum, Reuven H., Altaratz, Orit, Koren, Ilan, Feingold, Graham, Kostinski, Alexander B., Khain, Alexander P., Ovchinnikov, Mikhail, Fredj, Erick, Dagan, Guy, Pinto, Lital, Yaish, Ricki, and Chen, Qian. Thu .
"Characterization of cumulus cloud fields using trajectories in the center of gravity versus water mass phase space: 1. Cloud tracking and phase space description". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JD024186. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1342304.
@article{osti_1342304,
title = {Characterization of cumulus cloud fields using trajectories in the center of gravity versus water mass phase space: 1. Cloud tracking and phase space description},
author = {Heiblum, Reuven H. and Altaratz, Orit and Koren, Ilan and Feingold, Graham and Kostinski, Alexander B. and Khain, Alexander P. and Ovchinnikov, Mikhail and Fredj, Erick and Dagan, Guy and Pinto, Lital and Yaish, Ricki and Chen, Qian},
abstractNote = {We study the evolution of warm convective cloud fields using large eddy simulations of continental and trade cumulus. Individual clouds are tracked a posteriori from formation to dissipation using a 3D cloud tracking algorithm and results are presented in the phase- space of center of gravity altitude versus cloud liquid water mass (CvM space). Here, the CvM space is shown to contain rich information on cloud field characteristics, cloud morphology, and common cloud development pathways, together facilitating a comprehensive understanding of the cloud field. In this part we show how the meteorological (thermodynamic) conditions that determine the cloud properties are projected on the CvM phase space and how changes in the initial conditions affect the clouds' trajectories in this space. This part sets the stage for a detailed microphysical analysis that will be shown in part II.},
doi = {10.1002/2015JD024186},
journal = {Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres},
number = 11,
volume = 121,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 05 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Thu May 05 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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