Research Article

Comparison of Simulations of Updraft Mass Fluxes and Their Response to Increasing Aerosol Concentration between a Bin Scheme and a Bulk Scheme in a Deep-Convective Cloud System

Table 1

Summary of simulations.

SimulationsMicrophysicsAerosol concentration in accumulation mode over the PBL (cmāˆ’3)Ice physicsCDNC (cmāˆ’3)Graupel loadingSnow loadingLatent heating involving ice hydrometeorsRain evaporative coolingCloud-liquid evaporative coolingSaturation processCollection processSedimentation process

Control-BULKBULK100PresentPredictedPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
10M-BULKBULK1000PresentPredictedPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
Control-BINBIN100PresentPredictedPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
10M-BINBIN1000PresentPredictedPresentPresentPresentPresentPresentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
Control-BULK-noiceBULK100AbsentPredictedAbsentAbsentAbsentPresentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
10M-BULK-noiceBULK1000AbsentPredictedAbsentAbsentAbsentPresentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
Control-BIN-noiceBIN100AbsentPredictedAbsentAbsentAbsentPresentPresentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
10M-BIN-noiceBIN1000AbsentPredictedAbsentAbsentAbsentPresentPresentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
Control-BULK-noice-cdncBULK100AbsentFixed at 55AbsentAbsentAbsentPresentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
10M-BULK-noice-cdncBULK1000AbsentFixed at 451AbsentAbsentAbsentPresentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
Control-BIN-noice-cdncBIN100AbsentFixed at 55AbsentAbsentAbsentPresentPresentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
10M-BIN-noice-cdncBIN1000AbsentFixed at 451AbsentAbsentAbsentPresentPresentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
Control-BIN-gBIN100PresentPredictedAbsentPresentPresentPresentPresentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
10M-BIN-gBIN1000PresentPredictedAbsentPresentPresentPresentPresentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
Control-BIN-sBIN100PresentPredictedPresentAbsentPresentPresentPresentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
10M-BIN-sBIN1000PresentPredictedPresentAbsentPresentPresentPresentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
Control-BULK-gBULK100PresentPredictedAbsentPresentPresentPresentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
10M-BULK-gBULK1000PresentPredictedAbsentPresentPresentPresentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
Control-BULK-sBULK100PresentPredictedPresentAbsentPresentPresentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
10M-BULK-sBULK1000PresentPredictedPresentAbsentPresentPresentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
Control-BULK-no-ice-ltBULK100PresentPredictedPresentPresentAbsentPresentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
10M-BULK-no-ice-ltBULK1000PresentPredictedPresentPresentAbsentPresentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
Control-BULK-no-rain-evpBULK100AbsentFixed at 55AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
10M-BULK-no-rain-evpBULK1000AbsentFixed at 451AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentPresentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
Control-BIN-no-rain-evpBIN100AbsentFixed at 55AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentPresentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
10M-BIN-no-rain-evpBIN1000AbsentFixed at 451AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentPresentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
Control-BULK-no-cld-evpBULK100AbsentFixed at 55AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
10M-BULK-no-cld-evpBULK1000AbsentFixed at 451AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentSaturation adjustmentUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
Control-BIN-no-cld-evpBIN100AbsentFixed at 55AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
10M-BIN-no-cld-evpBIN1000AbsentFixed at 451AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentSupersaturation predictionConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
Control-BIN-satBIN100AbsentFixed at 55AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentSaturation adjustmentConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
10M-BIN-satBIN1000AbsentFixed at 451AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentSaturation adjustmentConsideration of the dependence of collection efficiencies on the hydrometeor sizeConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
Control-BIN-colBIN100AbsentFixed at 55AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentSupersaturation predictionUse of constant collection efficienciesConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
10M-BIN-colBIN1000AbsentFixed at 451AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentSupersaturation predictionUse of constant collection efficienciesConsideration of the dependence of the terminal velocity on the hydrometeor size and the use of a semi-Lagrangian method
Control-BIN-sedBIN100AbsentFixed at 55AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentSupersaturation predictionUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach
10M-BIN-sedBIN1000AbsentFixed at 451AbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentSupersaturation predictionUse of constant collection efficienciesUse of the mean terminal velocity and the flux approach