Abstract: This paper investigates how the characteristics of aerosol particles (size distribution and solubility) as well as the presence of giant nuclei affect drizzle formation in stably stratified layer clouds. A new technique ...

Abstract: An analysis of the environmental conditions associated with precipitation fog events is presented using 20 yr of historical observations taken in a region centered on New York, New York. The objective is to determine the ...

Abstract: To gain insights into the poorly understood phenomenon of precipitation fog, this study assesses the evaporation of freely falling drops departing from equilibrium as a possible contributing factor to fog formation in rainy ...

Abstract: The character of fog in a region centered on New York City, New York, is investigated using 20 yr of historical data. Hourly surface observations are used to identify fog events at 17 locations under the influence of various ...

Abstract: This paper presents a detailed comparison study of three-dimensional model results with an aircraft wind field mapping for the island of Hawaii. Model runs were initialized using an aircraft sounding from 1 August 1985, ...

Abstract: The transition between wet and dry growth for graupel and hail is examined, and new figures are presented illustrating the critical water contents necessary for transitions into or out of the wet-growth regime. These figures ...

Abstract: This paper extends our earlier discussion of the flow past the island of Hawaii and the accompanying cloud band to smaller-scale effects occurring on the scale of the Hilo Bay region. The evolution of cloud bands forming ...

Abstract: new version of a bin microphysical scheme implemented into the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model was used to study the effect of glaciogenic seeding on precipitation formation in orographic clouds. The tracking ...

Abstract: A detailed model of the melting, shedding, and wet growth of spherical graupel and hail is presented. This model is based upon recent experimental studies by Rasmussen et al. and Lesins et al. The model is presented in the ...

Abstract: A sensitivity study on the melting and shedding behavior of individual graupel and hail is presented utilizing the detailed microphysical model presented in Part I. The influence of particle density and size, atmospheric ...