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Impact of grid spacing, convective parameterization and cloud microphysics in ICON simulations of a warm conveyor belt
Anubhav Choudhary
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Department Troposphere Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Aiko Voigt
Department of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Short summary
The warm conveyor belt (WCB), which is a stream of coherently rising air parcels, is an important feature of extratropical cyclones. This work presents the impact of model grid spacing on simulation of cloud diabatic processes in the WCB of a North Atlantic cyclone. We find that the refinement of the model grid systematically enhances the dynamical properties and heat releasing processes within the WCB. However, this pattern does not have a strong impact on the strength of associated cyclones.
The warm conveyor belt (WCB), which is a stream of coherently rising air parcels, is an...
