Impact of Giant Sea Salt Aerosol Particles on Precipitation in Marine Cumuli and Stratocumuli: Lagrangian Cloud Model Simulations

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Abstract The impact of giant sea salt aerosols released from breaking waves on rain formation in marine boundary layer clouds is studied using large-eddy simulations (LES). We perform simulations of marine cumuli and stratocumuli for various concentrations of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) and giant CCN (GCCN). Cloud microphysics are modeled with a Lagrangian method that provides key improvements in comparison to previous LES of GCCN that used Eulerian bin microphysics. We find that GCCN significantly increase precipitation in stratocumuli. This effect is strongest for low and moderate CCN concentrations. GCCN are found to have a smaller impact on precipitation formation in cumuli. These conclusions are in agreement with field measurements. We develop a simple parameterization of the effect of GCCN on precipitation, accretion, and autoconversion rates in marine stratocumuli. Significance Statement Breaking sea waves release salt particles into the atmosphere. Cloud droplets formed on these salt particles can grow larger than droplets formed on other smaller particles. Therefore, sea salt particles can be important for rain formation over oceans. To investigate this effect, we performed idealized computer simulations of stratocumulus and cumulus clouds. Sea salt particles were modeled with an unprecedented precision thanks to the use of an emerging modeling method. In our simulations sea salt particles significantly enhance rain formation in stratocumuli, but not in cumuli. Our study has implications for climate models, because stratocumuli are important for Earth’s energy budget and for rain enhancement experiments.

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narodowe centrum nauki

infrastruktura pl-grid

national science foundation

Publisher

American Meteorological Society

Subject

Atmospheric Science

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