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Colloquium

From Cloud Turbulence to Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 15:15-16:16
Raum 2.05, Gebäude 435, KIT Campus Nord und via ZOOM

The turbulent mixing of clouds with their environment decreases cloud amount, and hence the ability of clouds to reflect solar radiation. Because the mixing increases with the droplet and hence aerosol concentration, this interaction is known to affect the role of clouds in the climate system, although its magnitude is hard to constrain. In this talk, I will review several mechanisms by which the droplet concentration affects the turbulent mixing of clouds and their environment, and discuss some associated problems. Ultimately, I will use ensembles of large-eddy simulations to derive a heuristic model by which the effect of aerosol-mediated mixing on clouds can be assessed. 

This event is part of the eventgroup Meteorology Colloquium Karlsruhe
Speaker
Dr. Fabian Hoffmann

Ludwig Maximilian University Munich
Meteorological Institute
Organizer
IMK-TRO
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research
KIT
Wolfgang-Gaede-Str. 1
76131 Karlsruhe
Tel: 0721 608 43356
Mail: imk-tro does-not-exist.kit edu
https://www.imk-tro.kit.edu