The Measurement and Parameterization of Effective Radius of Droplets in Warm Stratocumulus Clouds

摘要: Abstract Observations from the Meteorological Research Flight's Hercules C-130 aircraft of microphysical characteristics warm stratocumulus clouds have been analyzed to investigate variation effective radius cloud droplets in layer clouds. Results experiments eastern Pacific, South Atlantic, subtropical regions North and sea areas around British Isles are presented. In situations where entrainment effects small (effective radius)3 is found be a linear function (volume-averaged given can thus parameterized with respect liquid water content droplet number concentration cloud. However, shape size spectrum very dependent on condensation nuclei (CCN) below base, relationship between volume-averaged varies maritime air masses continental masses. This study also details comparisons tha...