author_facet Posselt, Rebekka
Lohmann, Ulrike
Posselt, Rebekka
Lohmann, Ulrike
author Posselt, Rebekka
Lohmann, Ulrike
spellingShingle Posselt, Rebekka
Lohmann, Ulrike
Geophysical Research Letters
Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Geophysics
author_sort posselt, rebekka
spelling Posselt, Rebekka Lohmann, Ulrike 0094-8276 1944-8007 American Geophysical Union (AGU) General Earth and Planetary Sciences Geophysics http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008gl035796 <jats:p>This study investigates the sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain within the global climate model (GCM) ECHAM5. A comparison between a prognostic (rain is stored within the atmosphere) and a diagnostic rain scheme (rain is precipitated out within one model time step) is conducted. Furthermore, the shape of the rain drop distribution within the prognostic rain scheme is varied. The prognostic rain scheme shifts the emphasis of the rain production process from autoconversion to accretion in better agreement with observations. Since the parameterization of the accretion process is independent of the cloud droplet number concentration, the total anthropogenic aerosol effect decreased by 0.5 to 0.9 Wm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>. Varying the rain drop distribution has a smaller influence on the total anthropogenic aerosol effect, changing it by 0.2 to 0.3 Wm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>.</jats:p> Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model Geophysical Research Letters
doi_str_mv 10.1029/2008gl035796
facet_avail Online
Free
finc_class_facet Geologie und Paläontologie
Geographie
Physik
format ElectronicArticle
fullrecord blob:ai-49-aHR0cDovL2R4LmRvaS5vcmcvMTAuMTAyOS8yMDA4Z2wwMzU3OTY
id ai-49-aHR0cDovL2R4LmRvaS5vcmcvMTAuMTAyOS8yMDA4Z2wwMzU3OTY
institution DE-Zwi2
DE-D161
DE-Gla1
DE-Zi4
DE-15
DE-Pl11
DE-Rs1
DE-105
DE-14
DE-Ch1
DE-L229
DE-D275
DE-Bn3
DE-Brt1
imprint American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2009
imprint_str_mv American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2009
issn 0094-8276
1944-8007
issn_str_mv 0094-8276
1944-8007
language English
mega_collection American Geophysical Union (AGU) (CrossRef)
match_str posselt2009sensitivityofthetotalanthropogenicaerosoleffecttothetreatmentofraininaglobalclimatemodel
publishDateSort 2009
publisher American Geophysical Union (AGU)
recordtype ai
record_format ai
series Geophysical Research Letters
source_id 49
title Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
title_unstemmed Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
title_full Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
title_fullStr Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
title_full_unstemmed Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
title_short Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
title_sort sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
topic General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Geophysics
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008gl035796
publishDate 2009
physical
description <jats:p>This study investigates the sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain within the global climate model (GCM) ECHAM5. A comparison between a prognostic (rain is stored within the atmosphere) and a diagnostic rain scheme (rain is precipitated out within one model time step) is conducted. Furthermore, the shape of the rain drop distribution within the prognostic rain scheme is varied. The prognostic rain scheme shifts the emphasis of the rain production process from autoconversion to accretion in better agreement with observations. Since the parameterization of the accretion process is independent of the cloud droplet number concentration, the total anthropogenic aerosol effect decreased by 0.5 to 0.9 Wm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>. Varying the rain drop distribution has a smaller influence on the total anthropogenic aerosol effect, changing it by 0.2 to 0.3 Wm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>.</jats:p>
container_issue 2
container_start_page 0
container_title Geophysical Research Letters
container_volume 36
format_de105 Article, E-Article
format_de14 Article, E-Article
format_de15 Article, E-Article
format_de520 Article, E-Article
format_de540 Article, E-Article
format_dech1 Article, E-Article
format_ded117 Article, E-Article
format_degla1 E-Article
format_del152 Buch
format_del189 Article, E-Article
format_dezi4 Article
format_dezwi2 Article, E-Article
format_finc Article, E-Article
format_nrw Article, E-Article
_version_ 1792337530641711112
geogr_code not assigned
last_indexed 2024-03-01T15:17:48.632Z
geogr_code_person not assigned
openURL url_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fvufind.svn.sourceforge.net%3Agenerator&rft.title=Sensitivity+of+the+total+anthropogenic+aerosol+effect+to+the+treatment+of+rain+in+a+global+climate+model&rft.date=2009-01-01&genre=article&issn=1944-8007&volume=36&issue=2&jtitle=Geophysical+Research+Letters&atitle=Sensitivity+of+the+total+anthropogenic+aerosol+effect+to+the+treatment+of+rain+in+a+global+climate+model&aulast=Lohmann&aufirst=Ulrike&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1029%2F2008gl035796&rft.language%5B0%5D=eng
SOLR
_version_ 1792337530641711112
author Posselt, Rebekka, Lohmann, Ulrike
author_facet Posselt, Rebekka, Lohmann, Ulrike, Posselt, Rebekka, Lohmann, Ulrike
author_sort posselt, rebekka
container_issue 2
container_start_page 0
container_title Geophysical Research Letters
container_volume 36
description <jats:p>This study investigates the sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain within the global climate model (GCM) ECHAM5. A comparison between a prognostic (rain is stored within the atmosphere) and a diagnostic rain scheme (rain is precipitated out within one model time step) is conducted. Furthermore, the shape of the rain drop distribution within the prognostic rain scheme is varied. The prognostic rain scheme shifts the emphasis of the rain production process from autoconversion to accretion in better agreement with observations. Since the parameterization of the accretion process is independent of the cloud droplet number concentration, the total anthropogenic aerosol effect decreased by 0.5 to 0.9 Wm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>. Varying the rain drop distribution has a smaller influence on the total anthropogenic aerosol effect, changing it by 0.2 to 0.3 Wm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>.</jats:p>
doi_str_mv 10.1029/2008gl035796
facet_avail Online, Free
finc_class_facet Geologie und Paläontologie, Geographie, Physik
format ElectronicArticle
format_de105 Article, E-Article
format_de14 Article, E-Article
format_de15 Article, E-Article
format_de520 Article, E-Article
format_de540 Article, E-Article
format_dech1 Article, E-Article
format_ded117 Article, E-Article
format_degla1 E-Article
format_del152 Buch
format_del189 Article, E-Article
format_dezi4 Article
format_dezwi2 Article, E-Article
format_finc Article, E-Article
format_nrw Article, E-Article
geogr_code not assigned
geogr_code_person not assigned
id ai-49-aHR0cDovL2R4LmRvaS5vcmcvMTAuMTAyOS8yMDA4Z2wwMzU3OTY
imprint American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2009
imprint_str_mv American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2009
institution DE-Zwi2, DE-D161, DE-Gla1, DE-Zi4, DE-15, DE-Pl11, DE-Rs1, DE-105, DE-14, DE-Ch1, DE-L229, DE-D275, DE-Bn3, DE-Brt1
issn 0094-8276, 1944-8007
issn_str_mv 0094-8276, 1944-8007
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-01T15:17:48.632Z
match_str posselt2009sensitivityofthetotalanthropogenicaerosoleffecttothetreatmentofraininaglobalclimatemodel
mega_collection American Geophysical Union (AGU) (CrossRef)
physical
publishDate 2009
publishDateSort 2009
publisher American Geophysical Union (AGU)
record_format ai
recordtype ai
series Geophysical Research Letters
source_id 49
spelling Posselt, Rebekka Lohmann, Ulrike 0094-8276 1944-8007 American Geophysical Union (AGU) General Earth and Planetary Sciences Geophysics http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008gl035796 <jats:p>This study investigates the sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain within the global climate model (GCM) ECHAM5. A comparison between a prognostic (rain is stored within the atmosphere) and a diagnostic rain scheme (rain is precipitated out within one model time step) is conducted. Furthermore, the shape of the rain drop distribution within the prognostic rain scheme is varied. The prognostic rain scheme shifts the emphasis of the rain production process from autoconversion to accretion in better agreement with observations. Since the parameterization of the accretion process is independent of the cloud droplet number concentration, the total anthropogenic aerosol effect decreased by 0.5 to 0.9 Wm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>. Varying the rain drop distribution has a smaller influence on the total anthropogenic aerosol effect, changing it by 0.2 to 0.3 Wm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>.</jats:p> Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model Geophysical Research Letters
spellingShingle Posselt, Rebekka, Lohmann, Ulrike, Geophysical Research Letters, Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Geophysics
title Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
title_full Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
title_fullStr Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
title_full_unstemmed Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
title_short Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
title_sort sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
title_unstemmed Sensitivity of the total anthropogenic aerosol effect to the treatment of rain in a global climate model
topic General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Geophysics
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2008gl035796