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Painemal et al. 2023
Painemal, D., S. Chellappan, W.L. Smith Jr., D. Spangenberg, J.M. Park, , J. Chen, E. Crosbie, R. Ferrare, J. Hair, S. Kirschler, X.-Y. Li, A. McComiskey, R.H. Moore, K. Sanchez, A. Sorooshian, , C. Voigt, H. Wang, E. Winstead, X. Zeng, L. Ziemba, and P. Zuidema, 2023: Wintertime synoptic patterns of midlatitude boundary layer clouds over the western North Atlantic: Climatology and insights from in-situ ACTIVATE observations. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 128, no. 11, e2022JD037725, doi:10.1029/2022JD037725.
The winter synoptic evolution of the western North Atlantic and its influence on the atmospheric boundary layer is described by means of a regime classification based on Self Organizing Maps applied to 12 year of data (2009-2020). The regimes are classified into categories according to daily 600-hPa geopotential height: dominant ridge, trough to ridge eastward transition (trough-ridge), dominant trough, and ridge to trough eastward transition (ridge-trough). A fifth synoptic regime resembles the winter climatological mean. Coherent changes in sea-level pressure and large-scale winds are in concert with the synoptic regimes: 1) the ridge regime is associated with a well-developed anticyclone; 2) the trough-ridge gives rise to a low pressure center over the ocean, ascents, and northerly winds over the coastal zone; 3) trough is associated with the eastward displacement of a cyclone, coastal subsidence, and northerly winds, all representative characteristics of cold-air outbreaks; 4) the ridge-trough regime features the development of an anticyclone and weak coastal winds. Low clouds are characteristic of the trough regime, with both trough and trough-ridge featuring synoptic maxima in cloud droplet number concentration (Nd). The Nd increase is primarily observed near the coast, concomitant with strong surface heat fluxes exceeding by more than 400 W/m2 compared to fluxes further east. Five consecutive days of aircraft observations collected during the ACTIVATE campaign corroborates the climatological characterization, confirming the occurrence of high Nd for days identified as trough. This study emphasizes the role of boundary-layer dynamics and aerosol activation and their roles in modulating cloud microphysics.
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@article{pa05700x,
author={Painemal, D. and Chellappan, S. and Smith Jr., W. L. and Spangenberg, D. and Park, J. M. and Ackerman, A. and Chen, J. and Crosbie, E. and Ferrare, R. and Hair, J. and Kirschler, S. and Li, X.-Y. and McComiskey, A. and Moore, R. H. and Sanchez, K. and Sorooshian, A. and Tornow, F. and Voigt, C. and Wang, H. and Winstead, E. and Zeng, X. and Ziemba, L. and Zuidema, P.},
title={Wintertime synoptic patterns of midlatitude boundary layer clouds over the western North Atlantic: Climatology and insights from in-situ ACTIVATE observations},
year={2023},
journal={Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres},
volume={128},
number={11},
pages={e2022JD037725},
doi={10.1029/2022JD037725},
}
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TY - JOUR ID - pa05700x AU - Painemal, D. AU - Chellappan, S. AU - Smith Jr., W. L. AU - Spangenberg, D. AU - Park, J. M. AU - Ackerman, A. AU - Chen, J. AU - Crosbie, E. AU - Ferrare, R. AU - Hair, J. AU - Kirschler, S. AU - Li, X.-Y. AU - McComiskey, A. AU - Moore, R. H. AU - Sanchez, K. AU - Sorooshian, A. AU - Tornow, F. AU - Voigt, C. AU - Wang, H. AU - Winstead, E. AU - Zeng, X. AU - Ziemba, L. AU - Zuidema, P. PY - 2023 TI - Wintertime synoptic patterns of midlatitude boundary layer clouds over the western North Atlantic: Climatology and insights from in-situ ACTIVATE observations JA - J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. JO - Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres VL - 128 IS - 11 SP - e2022JD037725 DO - 10.1029/2022JD037725 ER -
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