1D vs. 3D Solar Upwelling Radiation Comparison for an ICON HDCP2 Simulation
For the Added Value paper of Bjorn Stevens I did a 1D and a 3D simulation with MYSTIC for an ICON HDCP2 simulation output field. The scene is from 20140729T120230Z, i.e. file 3d_fine_day_DOM03_ML_20140729T120230Z at 156m horizontal resolution. This day starts with precipitation in the morning followed by small thunderstorms …

Penetration Depth of Thermal Radiation into Clouds
The following graph depicts the thermal cooling rates at the top of a homogeneous cloud with varying liquid water content. Notably, thermal cooling rates can be found up to 100m inside a cloud counting from the top. However, for thicker clouds the mean penetration depth is more like 25 to …