Published February 23, 2022
| Version
v1
Dataset
LES simulation for the manuscript "Interaction between hygroscopic seeding and mixed-phase microphysics in convective clouds"
Contributors
Project members:
Description
Holds the output from UCLALES-SALSA describing cumulus/convective cloud simulations subject to hygroscopic seeding with the purpose to artificially enhance rainfall. The cloud simulation setup is idealized, but is based on the conditions observed at the United Arab Emirates. The model was run with a 300 m horizontal resolution and 100 m in the vertical. The data is analysed in the manuscript "Interaction between hygroscopic seeding and mixed-phase microphysics in convective clouds" currently in review for the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
Table of contents
The data consist of 7 packages corresponding to the 7 model experiments analyzed in the associated paper as indicated in the file names. Inside the packages are the model data files in NetCDF format, where each experiment consists of two runs, indicated by keyword CTRL and SEED in the filenames. The former is the control simulation without seeding injection, while the latter is an alternative realization from identical initial state with seeding injection present. The variables listed in this record are divided into sets of 3 files, with suffixes "atm" (general atmospheric variables), "cloud" (cloud related variables) and "num" (particle number concentrations and diameters). The data is available via the external URL.Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- https://etsin.fairdata.fi/dataset/a7686d3a-bd06-4013-b244-8a183260245b
- B2SHARE Legacy Record ID
- 43801b73016e4c06a44d34ada4c3f75d
FMI metadata
- Link to external data location (URL)
- https://a3s.fi/swift/v1/AUTH_a2133dd1f8fb44d8a9786f797074198d/UAE_seeding_2022/index.html
- Lineage
- The provided data is the raw model output.
- Model
- UCLALES-SALSA, source code available at https://github.com/UCLALES-SALSA/UCLALES-SALSA
- Parameter
- Data levels (meter, hectoPascal, degree, sigma pressure levels, other) in vertical direction(+/-) for example 1500 m or 850 hPa
- Resolution
- 300
- Topic category
- climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Parameter name
:
Absolute air temperature
Parameter unit
:
K
Parameter description
:
temp
Parameter name
:
Potential temperature
Parameter unit
:
K
Parameter description
:
theta
Parameter name
:
Vertical wind component
Parameter unit
:
m/s
Parameter description
:
wwind
Parameter name
:
zonal wind component
Parameter unit
:
m/s
Parameter description
:
uwind
Parameter name
:
meridional wind component
Parameter unit
:
m/s
Parameter description
:
vwind
Parameter name
:
Relative humidity
Parameter unit
:
1
Parameter description
:
rh
Parameter name
:
Relative humidity over ice
Parameter unit
:
rhi
Parameter description
:
rhi
Parameter name
:
Water vapor mixing ratio
Parameter unit
:
kg / kg
Parameter description
:
rp
Parameter name
:
Cloud water mixing ratio (including water in aerosol)
Parameter unit
:
kg / kg
Parameter description
:
rc
Parameter name
:
Drizzle/rain water mixing ratio
Parameter unit
:
kg / kg
Parameter description
:
srp
Parameter name
:
non-rimed ice mixing ratio
Parameter unit
:
kg / kg
Parameter description
:
ri
Parameter name
:
Rimed ice mixing ratio
Parameter unit
:
kg / kg
Parameter description
:
riri
Parameter name
:
Liquid precipitation flux
Parameter unit
:
W / m^2
Parameter description
:
rrate
Parameter name
:
Frozen precipitation flux
Parameter unit
:
W / m^2
Parameter description
:
irate
Parameter name
:
Total number of aerosol particles, size distribution A
Parameter unit
:
# / kg
Parameter description
:
Naa
Parameter name
:
Total number of aerosol particles, size distribution B
Parameter unit
:
# / kg
Parameter description
:
Nab
Parameter name
:
Total number of cloud droplets, size distribution A
Parameter unit
:
# / kg
Parameter description
:
Nca
Parameter name
:
Total number of cloud droplets, size distribution B
Parameter unit
:
# / kg
Parameter description
:
Ncb
Parameter name
:
Total number of drizzle/rain drops
Parameter unit
:
# / kg
Parameter description
:
Np
Parameter name
:
Total number of ice particles
Parameter unit
:
# / kg
Parameter description
:
Ni
Parameter name
:
Mean cloud droplet diameter, size distribution A
Parameter unit
:
m
Parameter description
:
Dwca
Parameter name
:
Mean cloud droplet diameter, size distribution B
Parameter unit
:
m
Parameter description
:
Dwcb
Parameter name
:
Mean drizzle/rain drop diameter
Parameter unit
:
m
Parameter description
:
Dwpa
Parameter name
:
Mean ice particle diameter
Parameter unit
:
m
Parameter description
:
Dwia
Parameter name
:
Time
Parameter unit
:
Seconds since the model startup
Parameter description
:
time
Parameter name
:
Grid cell vertical displacement from surface
Parameter unit
:
m
Parameter description
:
zt/zm
Parameter name
:
Grid cell zonal displacement from the domain center
Parameter unit
:
m
Parameter description
:
xt/xm
Parameter name
:
Grid cell meridional displacement from the domain center
Parameter unit
:
m
Parameter description
:
yt/ym
Level
:
From surface up to 16 km in 100 m increments.