Evaluation of a Lagrangian advection scheme for cloud droplet diffusion growth with a maritime shallow cumulus cloud case

Abstract

A Lagrangian advection scheme (LAS) for solving cloud drop diffusion growth was previously proposed (in 2020) and validated with simulations of cloud droplet spectra with a one-and-a-half dimensional (1.5D) cloud bin model for a deep convection case. The simulation results were improved with the new scheme over the original Eulerian scheme. In the present study, the authors simulated rain embryo formation with the LAS for a maritime shallow cumulus cloud case from the RICO (Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean) campaign. The model used to simulate the case was the same 1.5D cloud bin model coupled with the LAS. Comparing the model simulation results with aircraft observation data, the authors conclude that both the general microphysical properties and the detailed cloud droplet spectra are well captured. The LAS is robust and reliable for the simulation of rain embryo formation. 摘要 云滴凝结增长的拉格朗日平流方案(LAS)于2020年提出, 并通过一维半(1.5D)分档云模式模拟深对流个例得到验证. 相比原先的欧拉平流方案, 新方案的使用改进了模拟结果. 本研究中, 我们进行了海洋性浅积云雨胚形成的个例模拟研究, 个例取自RICO (Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean) 外场试验. 浅积云个例的模拟同样使用耦合了LAS的1.5D分档云模式. 对比飞机观测数据, 我们认为模拟结果较好的刻画了积云的总体微物理特征和精细的云滴谱分布, 利用LAS模拟雨胚形成是合理可信的.