Field measurements of cloud droplet dynamics and spatial distribution

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Abstract

We present the results of a field experiment investigating the dynamics and spatial distribution of cloud droplets and their dependence on the turbulent flow properties and droplet Stokes number. These two cloud properties determine the collisional growth rate of cloud particles and the resulting precipitation rate. The experiment takes place at a high-altitude mountain research station and makes use of a movable particle tracking setup that can travel with the mean wind speed.

*We thank the Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection for their generous support. We also acknowledge funding from European Union Horizon 2020 Programme via the COMPLETE project.

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Presenters

  • Jan Molacek

    • Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

Authors

  • Jan Molacek

    • Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

  • Gholamhossein Bagheri

    • Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

  • Augustinus Bertens

    • Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

  • Eberhard Bodenschatz

    • Max Planck Inst. Goettingen
    • Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
    • Max Planck Inst
    • Max Planck Institute of Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen, Germany