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# Investigating the Thompson Aerosol-Aware

This is to further investigate the Thompson Aerosol-Aware microphysics scheme.

* Found a scientific paper that used the Thompson Aerosol-Aware microphysics scheme to investigate fog in Namibia, Africa. <https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10221-2022>

## CCN and cloud droplet concentrations at a remote ocean site

### Main Takeaways from the Paper.

"Sensitivity analysis of an aerosol-aware microphysics scheme in Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) during case studies of fog in Namibia" paper.

* Using observations, we can parametrize the Thompson Aerosol-Aware to give more accurate predictions.
* They changed the cloud droplet concentration, the mean radius of the cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) ,and the updraft velocity.&#x20;

## Key Questions:

1. Why does the Thompson Aerosol-Aware scheme reduces Qc?
2. How does the vertical profile of the cloud droplet concentration look?
3. Will they disappear after a long time?