Precipitation and Evolution Sensitivity in Simulated Deep Convective Storms: Comparisons between Liquid-Only and Simple Ice and Liquid Phase Microphysics*

Abstract Weisman and Klemp suggested that their liquid-only, deep convective storm experiments should be repeated with a liquid-ice microphysics scheme to determine if the solutions are qualitatively the same. Using a three-dimensional, nonhydrostatic cloud model, such results are compared between three microphysics schemes: the “Kessler” liquid-only scheme (used by Weisman and Klemp), a Lin–Farley–Orville-like scheme with liquid and ice parameterization (Li), and the same Lin–Farley–Orville-like microphysics scheme but with only liquid processes turned on (Lr). Convection is simulated using a single thermodynamic profile and a variety of shear profiles. The shear profiles are represented by five idealized half-circle wind hodographs with arc lengths (Us) of 20, 25, 30, 40, and 50 m s−1. The precipitation, cold pool characteristics, and storm evolution produced by the different schemes are compared. The Kessler scheme produces similar accumulated precipitation over 2 h compared to Lr for all shear regimes...

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