Overview and statistical analysis of boundary layer clouds and precipitation over the western North Atlantic Ocean

Kirschler, Simon and Voigt, Christiane and Anderson, B. E. and Chen, Gao and Crosbie, Ewan C. and Ferrare, Richard A. and Hahn, Valerian and Hair, Johnathan and Kaufmann, Stefan and Moore, Richard H. and Painemal, David and Robinson, Claire E. and Sanchez, Kevin and Scarino, Amy Jo and Shingler, Taylor J. and Shook, Michael A. and Thornhill, Kenneth L. and Winstead, Edward L. and Ziemba, Luke D. and Sorooshian, Armin (2023) Overview and statistical analysis of boundary layer clouds and precipitation over the western North Atlantic Ocean. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP). Copernicus Publications. doi: 10.5194/acp-23-10731-2023. ISSN 1680-7316.

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Abstract

In this study we present an overview of liquid and mixed-phase clouds and precipitation in the marine boundary layer over the western North Atlantic Ocean. We compare microphysical properties of pure liquid clouds to mixed-phase clouds and show that the initiation of the ice phase in mixed-phase clouds promotes precipitation. The observational data presented in this study are well suited for investigating the processes that give rise to liquid and mixed-phase clouds, ice, and precipitation.

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Document Type:

Article

Title:

Overview and statistical analysis of boundary layer clouds and precipitation over the western North Atlantic Ocean

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD	ORCID Put Code
Kirschler, Simon	DLR, IPA	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4232-8277	144333170
Voigt, Christiane	DLR, IPA	https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8925-7731	UNSPECIFIED
Anderson, B. E.	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Chen, Gao	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Crosbie, Ewan C.	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Ferrare, Richard A.	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Hahn, Valerian	DLR, IPA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Hair, Johnathan	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9672-1237	UNSPECIFIED
Kaufmann, Stefan	DLR, IPA	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0767-1996	UNSPECIFIED
Moore, Richard H.	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2911-4469	UNSPECIFIED
Painemal, David	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Robinson, Claire E.	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Sanchez, Kevin	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4456-0918	UNSPECIFIED
Scarino, Amy Jo	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Shingler, Taylor J.	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Shook, Michael A.	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2659-484X	UNSPECIFIED
Thornhill, Kenneth L.	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Winstead, Edward L.	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Ziemba, Luke D.	NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Sorooshian, Armin	University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2243-2264	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

27 September 2023

Journal or Publication Title:

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP)

Refereed publication:

Yes

Open Access:

Yes

Gold Open Access:

Yes

In SCOPUS:

Yes

In ISI Web of Science:

Yes

DOI:

10.5194/acp-23-10731-2023

Publisher:

Copernicus Publications

ISSN:

1680-7316

Status:

Published

Keywords:

clouds, precipitation, mixed-phase, liquid, in-situ, North-West Atlantic, marine, boundary layer

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport

HGF - Program:

Space

HGF - Program Themes:

Earth Observation

DLR - Research area:

Raumfahrt

DLR - Program:

R EO - Earth Observation

DLR - Research theme (Project):

R - Atmospheric and climate research

Location:

Oberpfaffenhofen

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Cloud Physics

Deposited By:

Kirschler, Simon

Deposited On:

06 Nov 2023 11:54

Last Modified:

06 Nov 2023 11:54

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