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Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li AOSC 620 Cloud Nucleation Russell Dickerson 2010 Rogers and Yau, Chapt. 6 Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li Opposing Effects of aerosols on Clouds and Precipitation (Rosenfeld et al., Science 2008) Radiative Effects: ● Aerosols aloft shield the Earth’s surface from radiation and stabilize the atmosphere wrt convection and the moisture is advected away. (Park et al., JGR, 2001; Ramanathan et al., Science, 2001) ● Increased numbers of CCN slow the conversion of droplets into raindrops and inhibit precipitation, but ingestion of large particles such as sea salt appears to enhance precip. (Radke et al., Science, 1989; Rosenfeld et al., Science, 2002) ● The water vapor is conserved so suppression of precip here means more rain there. Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li The Rain according to Rosenfeld (microphysical effects) ● The extra CCN in hazy air make for more, smaller droplets in the early stages of a convective cloud. ● The smaller droplets travel higher and more reach colder levels where they are more likely to release latent heat of freezing and increase buoyancy – haze means more instability for the same amount of rain. ● Even though aerosols slow the conversion of cloud droplets into rain drops, convection is eventually invigorated. ● With cold-based clouds (< 0 oC) most of the water is frozen already and there is no enhancement of precip. Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

D. Rosenfeld et al., Science 321, 1309 -1313 (2008) Fig. 2. Evolution of deep convective clouds developing in the pristine (top) and polluted (bottom) atmosphere Fig. 2. Evolution of deep convective clouds developing in the pristine (top) and polluted (bottom) atmosphere. Cloud droplets coalesce into raindrops that rain out from the pristine clouds. The smaller drops in the polluted air do not precipitate before reaching the supercooled levels, where they freeze onto ice precipitation that falls and melts at lower levels. The additional release of latent heat of freezing aloft and reabsorbed heat at lower levels by the melting ice implies greater upward heat transport for the same amount of surface precipitation in the more polluted atmosphere. This means consumption of more instability for the same amount of rainfall. The inevitable result is invigoration of the convective clouds and additional rainfall, despite the slower conversion of cloud droplets to raindrops (43). [View Larger Version of this Image (344K JPEG file)] Published by AAAS D. Rosenfeld et al., Science 321, 1309 -1313 (2008)

Wet (Pseudo-Adiabatic) Parcel Theory (no mixing) Wet (Pseudo-Adiabatic) Parcel Theory (no mixing). ● If all the water in excess of the saturation vapor pressure immediately condenses and precipitates out, then buoyancy is zero all the way up; this is the reference for CAPE calculations. ● If all the water is held in the cloud, then buoyancy becomes more negative with altitude. ● If all the water in excess of the saturation vapor pressure immediately condenses and freezes at T < – 4oC then buoyancy is enhanced. ● If precip is suppressed until the parcel reaches T = – 4oC then buoyancy is enhanced further. The following figure shows an example with the LCL at 960 hPa and 22oC.

Energy released in J kg-1. Fig. 3. The buoyancy of an unmixed adiabatically raising air parcel Energy released in J kg-1. Fig. 3. The buoyancy of an unmixed adiabatically raising air parcel. The zero-buoyancy reference is the standard parcel: liquid water saturation, immediately precipitating all condensates without freezing (vertical line b). Cloud base is at 22°C and 960 hPa. The buoyancy of the following scenarios is shown: (a) suppressing rainfall and keeping all condensed water load, without freezing; (b) precipitating all condensed water, without freezing; (c) precipitating all condensates, with freezing at T < –4°C; (d) Suppressing precipitation until T = –4°C, and then freezing and precipitating all condensed water above that temperature. The released static energy (J kg–1) with respect to reference line b is denoted by the numbers. Published by AAAS D. Rosenfeld et al., Science 321, 1309 -1313 (2008)

Who wins – radiation or microphysics? Particles in the accumulation mode with a diameter around 500 nm are most effective at increasing AOT, but CCN can be almost any size – it is the number that matters. Does CCN correlate with AOT? Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

D. Rosenfeld et al., Science 321, 1309 -1313 (2008) Fig. 1. Relations between observed aerosol optical thickness at 500 nm and CCN concentrations at supersaturation of 0.4% from studies where these variables have been measured simultaneously, or where data from nearby sites at comparable times were available Fig. 1. Relations between observed aerosol optical thickness at 500 nm and CCN concentrations at supersaturation of 0.4% from studies where these variables have been measured simultaneously, or where data from nearby sites at comparable times were available. The error bars reflect the variability of measurements within each study (standard deviations or quartiles). The equation of the regression line between aerosol optical thickness (y) and CCN0.4 (x) is given by the inset expression; R is the correlation coefficient. The aerosols exclude desert dust. [Adapted from (Andreae, 2008)] Published by AAAS D. Rosenfeld et al., Science 321, 1309 -1313 (2008)

Who wins – radiation or microphysics? ● From this empirical relationship we can estimate the number of CCN as a function of AOT. ● If the count of CCN is 104 cm-3 then AOT ~ 1.0 and radiation reaching the Earth’s surface is reduced by an e-folding. ● CAPE reaches a maximum at CCN ~ 1200 cm-3 (AOT ~ 0.25) ; adding more aerosols will inhibit convection. Bell (GSFC) et al., (JGR, 2008) showed a weekday/weekend effect.

D. Rosenfeld et al., Science 321, 1309 -1313 (2008) Fig. 4. Illustration of the relations between the aerosol microphysical and radiative effects Fig. 4. Illustration of the relations between the aerosol microphysical and radiative effects. The aerosol optical thickness (AOT) is assumed to reach 1 at CCN0.4 = 104 cm–3 (dashed red line), which corresponds to nucleation of 2000 cloud drops cm–3. The related transmission of radiation reaching the surface is shown by the solid red line. The vigor of the convection is shown by the blue line, which provides the released convective available potential energy (CAPE) of a cloud parcel that ascends to the cloud top near the tropopause. The calculation is based on the scheme in Fig. 3, with respect to curve c as the zero reference. Note that a maximum in CAPE occurs at CCN0.4 1200 cm–3, which corresponds to the maximum cloud invigoration according to curve d of the scheme in Fig. 3. The AOT corresponding to the CCN0.4 at the microphysical optimum is only 0.25. Adding aerosols beyond this point substantially decreases the vigor of the cloud because both microphysical and radiative effects work in the same direction: smaller release of convective energy aloft and less radiative heating at the surface. D. Rosenfeld et al., Science 321, 1309 -1313 (2008) Published by AAAS

Who wins – radiation or microphysics? ● From this empirical relationship we can estimate the number of CCN as a function of AOT. ● If the count of CCN is 104 cm-3 then AOT ~ 1.0 and radiation reaching the Earth’s surface is reduced by an e-folding. ● CAPE reaches a maximum at CCN ~ 1200 cm-3 (AOT ~ 0.25) ; adding more aerosols will inhibit convection. Bell (GSFC) et al., (JGR, 2008) showed a weekday/weekend effect.

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Phase Change & Nucleation Process (inhibited by surface tension) Condensation Liquid Vapor Evaporation Deposition Vapor Solid Sublimation Freezing Liquid Solid Melting Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li Condensation In theory, a cloud droplet may not be formed until water vapor is over saturated by a few hundreds per cent. In nature, super-saturation rate rarely exceeds a few tenths per cent. The reason lies in the presence of plentiful of water cloud nuclei. Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li Deposition In theory, a cloud droplet may be frozen at a temperature at 0oC. In nature, super-cooled water droplets of temperature well below the freezing point are often observed. The reason lies in the lack of ice water cloud nuclei. Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

The coverage of this lecture Derivation of equilibrium water vapor pressure for a small droplet of pure water vs pure bulk water; -Homogenous nucleation Derivation of equilibrium water vapor pressure for a small droplet of solution water vs pure water. -Heterogeneous nucleation Aerosol and CCN Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li Questions to be addressed: How is an embryonic cloud droplet formed and maintained? Why do cloud droplets have a rather narrow range in size? How can a cloud exist for certain period of time? Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li Homogeneous Nucleation For a droplet to form by condensation from the vapor, the surface tension, s, must be overcome by a strong gradient of vapor pressure. The Clausius-Claperon equation describes the equilibrium condition for bulk water and its vapor, which does not apply to small droplet. * Surface tension = work required to increase surface area by one unit. * Store potential energy. * Volume of liquid tends to assume minimum area-to-volume. * Small masses  Spherical droplets. Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

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Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li Surface tension causes internal pressure The surface tensions for a solute is lower than that of pure water by up to one-third, which was attributed to dissolved organics or ions. Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li Derivation of the Kelvin (1870) Equation - Curvature effect on saturation Surface energy associated with curved surface has impact on equilibrium vapor pressure and rate of evaporation. Let equilibrium vapor pressure over a flat surface be es . And over a curved surface be esr. Consider droplet in equilibrium with environment, temperature = T and vapor pressure = ec Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

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Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li R&Y Eq 6.1 Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li The relative humidity and supersaturation (both with respect to a plane surface of pure water) for pure water droplets. Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li An embryonic cloud droplet can be formed by collision of water vapor molecules. Once exists, it may grow or decay depending on ambient water vapor pressure. e>esr,the droplet tends to grow, e<esr,the droplet tends to decay. So, the droplet must be big enough for it to sustain. The critical size is given below: Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li Köhler curve S* - critical saturation ratio r* - critical radius Haze ← → Activated nucleus Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

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Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li Köhler Equation - Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

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Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li M* Mole fraction of water in the solution Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

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Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li Kelvin Curve Köhler Curve Copyright © 2009 R. R. Dickerson & Z.Q. Li

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