POCKETS OF OPEN CELLS AND DRIZZLE IN MARINE STRATOCUMULUS

By Bjorn Stevens, Gabor Vali, K. Comstock, R. Wood, M. V. Zanten, P. Austin, Chris Bretherton, Donald H. Lenschow. 2005

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Subfields: Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography

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Global observations of aerosol‐cloud‐precipitation‐climate interactions (2014, result): “This was shown by both observations [e.g., Stevens et al., 2005] and simulations [e.g., Ackerman et al., 1993;Wang and Feingold, 2009a].”
Unified treatment of dry convective and stratocumulus‐topped boundary layers in the ECMWF model (2011, background): “…with interactive aerosols, • the investigation of the role of drizzle and turbulence interaction, • the understanding and modelling of pockets of open cells (Stevens et al., 2004), and • the development of a downdraught model for stratocumulus driven by radiative cloud-top cooling (Köhler,…”
Evaluation of the aerosol indirect effect in marine stratocumulus clouds : droplet number, size, liquid water path, and radiative impact (2005, background): “The idea that precipitating stratocumulus cannot persist for long periods of time does not seem to be supported by DYCOMS-II clouds, some of which persisted for hours despite locally heavy drizzle rates [ Stevens et al., 2005 ].”
Climatology of stratocumulus cloud morphologies: microphysical properties and radiative effects (2014, background): “In many cases, observations show pockets of open cells (POCs) or cloud rifts1 forming within and surrounded by otherwise overcast sheets of Sc (e.g.,Stevens et al., 2005; Sharon et al., 2006).”
An aircraft case study of the spatial transition from closed to open mesoscale cellular convection over the Southeast Pacific (2010, background): “Spaceborne remote sensing measurements of cloud droplet effective radius are consistent with such microphysical contrasts (Stevens et al., 2005; Rosenfeld et al., 2006; Wood et al., 2008), and there is a tendency for regions of open cells to be embedded within overcast cloud regions with low cloud…”
Spatial variability of liquid water path in marine low cloud : The importance of mesoscale cellular convection (2006, background): “…of open cells forming over a few hours within regions of extensive closed cells that then grow to become extensive areas of open MCC. Observations (Stevens et al. 2005; Comstock et al. 2005; Sharon et al. 2006; Petters et al. 2006) suggest that the transition may be driven by feedbacks involving…”
The ``Year'' of Tropical Convection (May 2008-April 2010): Climate Variability and Weather Highlights (2012, background): “…(Mcc), which in the southeastern tropical pacific includes closed cell and open cell structures, the latter with broken cloud and lower albedo. pockets of open cells (poc) usually form within overcast closed Mcc (Bretherton et al. 2004; Stevens et al. 2005; comstock et al. 2007; Wood et al. 2008).”
Cosmic Rays and Climate (2005, background): “A curious feature of regions where marine stratocumulus predominate is the appearance of large pockets of almost cloud-free air (open cells) embedded in regions of otherwise homogeneous cloud field (closed cells) [155].”
Large-Eddy Simulations of a Drizzling, Stratocumulus-Topped Marine Boundary Layer (2009, methodology): “Stevens et al. (2005b) found a similar result in their comparison of simulations and observations of a boundary layer capped by nonprecipitating stratocumulus.”