Kawecki, S., Steiner, A.L., 2018. The Influence of Aerosol Hygroscopicity on Precipitation Intensity During a Mesoscale Convective Event. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 123, 424–442. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JD026535
Case 2 of Li et al. (2016) LES simulations for the DISCOVER-AQ 11 campaign, including three different grid resolutions (96, 197 and 320 grid cell resolutions), plus simulations at the 192 grid resolution with and without aqueous chemistry
Kansas City, MO emissions can affect a severe weather system by altering the number of CCN, which drives changes in the hydrometeor development. The hydrometeor changes affect cold pool strength, size, and propagation which ultimately determine the strength of the squall line that crosses Kansas City, MO.
Kawecki, S., G.M. Henebry, and A.L. Steiner, 2016: Effects of Urban Plume Aerosols on a Mesoscale Convective System. J. Atmos. Sci., 73, 4641–4660, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-16-0084.1
Included are RegCM simulations driven by three different types of boundary conditions 1. ERA - present day only (1979-2005) 2. GFDL - present day (1978-2005) and future (2041-2065) 3. HadGEM - present day (1978-2005) and future (2041-2065) Each directory has three files with monthly averaged values: ATM: includes 4D (t,z,y,x) atmospheric fields (pressure, winds, temperature, specific humidity, cloud water) and some 3D fields (t,y,x) precipitation, soil temperature, soil water SRF: includes 3D (t,y,x) surface variables (surface pressure, 10m winds, drag coefficient, surface temperature, 2m air temperature, soil moisture, precipitation, runoff, snow, sensible heat flux, latent heat flux, surface radiation components (SW, LW), PBL height, albedo, sunshine duration) RAD: includes 4D radiative transfer variables (SW and LW heating, TOA fluxes, cloud fraction, ice water content) clm_h0 files: CLM land surface files, includes canopy variables, surface fluxes, soil moisture by layers, etc. "
Bryan, A. M., A. L. Steiner, and D. J. Posselt (2015), Regional modeling of surface-atmosphere interactions and their impact on Great Lakes hydroclimate, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 120, 1044–1064. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JD022316