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.

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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