Research Article

Numerical Simulation of the Effect of Cloud Condensation Nuclei Concentration on the Microphysical Processes in Typhoon Usagi

Table 1

The effects of C10, C1000, and CTL runs on different microphysical conversions (mm·h−1).

Microphysical conversionsThe meanings of the microphysical conversions1700–2100 UTC on 21 September1500–2000 UTC on 22 SeptemberTrends
C10CTLC1000C10CTLC1000

GACRGraupel absorbs rain22.1420.5317.778.268.036.99
CONDWater vapor condenses into cloud water12.4412.4712.008.168.738.22
RACWRainwater absorbs cloud water6.086.906.853.674.304.06
GMLTGraupel melts into rain5.174.964.582.822.962.72
GACWGraupel absorbs cloud water2.722.772.661.381.531.39
GACSGraupel absorbs snow1.791.731.741.201.181.10
IDEPCloud ice deposition1.701.681.571.191.151.05
REVPRainwater evaporates1.621.461.380.940.860.76
RAUTCloud water automatically converts to rain1.470.300.010.950.220.01
SACRSnow absorbs rain1.441.351.260.921.000.96
SFISnow freezes cloud ice1.431.401.300.940.930.86
CEVPCloud water evaporates into vapor1.261.431.441.211.531.60
GDEPGraupel deposition0.610.590.540.310.310.28
ISUBCloud ice sublimation0.360.340.320.260.250.23
GSUBGraupel sublimation0.170.150.140.080.060.05
SDEPSnow deposition0.160.160.150.120.120.11
IACRCloud ice absorbs rain0.160.090.080.070.050.04
RACSRain absorbs snow0.090.040.020.060.030.02
SACWSnow absorbs cloud water0.100.100.110.070.070.07
SACISnow absorbs cloud ice0.070.080.070.050.050.04
SAUTCloud ice automatically converts to snow0.060.060.050.040.040.03
SSUBSnow sublimation0.060.070.060.050.040.03
GMLTEVPEvaporation of melted graupel0.050.030.030.010.010.01
SFWCloud water converts to snow0.010.010.010.010.010.01
SMLTSnow melts into rain0.010.010.010.010.010.01
IHOMCloud water homogeneously freezes into cloud ice0.010.010.010.000.000.00
GACIGraupel absorbs ice0.010.010.010.010.010.01
GAUTSnow automatically converts to graupel0.000.000.000.000.000.00
GFRRain freezes into graupel0.000.000.000.000.000.00
RACIRain absorbs cloud ice0.000.000.000.000.000.00
IMLTCloud ice melts into cloud water0.000.000.000.000.000.00
IDWCloud water sublimates into cloud ice0.000.000.000.000.000.00
SMLTEVPEvaporation of melting snow0.000.000.000.000.000.00