DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8273592
title: Reduction in the Tropical High Cloud Fraction in Response to an Indirect Weakening of the Hadley Cell

description: <strong>NetCDF files for figures in "Reduction in the Tropical High Cloud Fraction in Response to an Indirect Weakening of the Hadley Cell" submitted to Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems.</strong> <strong>Figure 1: Prescribed SST for control and perturbed simulations: </strong> sst_ctrl_annualzonalmeans.nc sst_pert_annualzonalmeans.nc <strong>Figure 2: Mass meridional stream function data for control and perturbed simulations:</strong> <strong><em>Figure 2a: PC2 cloud scheme + Gregory-Rowntree mass-flux convection scheme</em></strong> mmsf_pc2gr_ctrl_annualmeans.nc mmsf_pc2gr_pert_annualmeans.nc <strong><em>Figure 2b: Smith cloud scheme + Gregory-Rowntree mass-flux convection scheme</em></strong> mmsf_smithgr_ctrl_annualmeans.nc mmsf_smithgr_pert_annualmeans.nc <strong>Figure 3a: Ice cloud fraction data for control and perturbed simulations with PC2 cloud scheme (zonal and time-mean over 15 simulation years)</strong> Cf_pc2gr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans.nc Cf_pc2gr_pert_annualzonalmeans.nc <strong>Figure 3b: Ice cloud fraction data for control and perturbed simulations with Smith cloud scheme (zonal and time-mean over 15 simulation years)</strong> Cf_smithgr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans.nc Cf_smithgr_pert_annualzonalmeans.nc <strong>Figure 3c: Relative humidity data for control and perturbed simulations with PC2 cloud scheme (zonal and time-mean over 15 simulation years)</strong> RH_pc2gr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans.nc RH_pc2gr_pert_annualzonalmeans.nc <strong>Figure 3d: Relative humidity for control and perturbed simulations with Smith cloud scheme (zonal and time-mean over 15 simulation years)</strong> RH_smithgr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans.nc RH_smithgr_pert_annualzonalmeans.nc <strong>Figure 3e: Specific humidity data for control and perturbed simulations with PC2 cloud scheme (zonal and time-mean over 15 simulation years)</strong> q_pc2gr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans.nc q_pc2gr_pert_annualzonalmeans.nc <strong>Figure 3f: Specific humidity data for control and perturbed simulations with Smith cloud scheme (zonal and time-mean over 15 simulation years)</strong> q_smithgr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans.nc q_smithgr_pert_annualzonalmeans.nc <strong>Figure 3g: Temperature data for control and perturbed simulations with PC2 cloud scheme (zonal and time-mean over 15 simulation years)</strong> T_pc2gr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans.nc T_pc2gr_pert_annualzonalmeans.nc <strong>Figure 3h: Temperature data for control and perturbed simulations with Smith cloud scheme (zonal and time-mean over 15 simulation years)</strong> T_smithgr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans.nc T_smithgr_pert_annualzonalmeans.nc <strong> Figure 5: Control and perturbed simulation data for ice cloud fraction and mass fraction of ice cloud condensates meaned over the tropical ascent region for PC2 scheme</strong> Cf_pc2gr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc Cf_pc2gr_pert_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc qcf_pc2gr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc qcf_pc2gr_pert_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc <strong> Figure 6a,b: Monthly-mean data of convective mass flux for control and perturbed simulations over the tropics between \(\pm\) 31 \(^\circ\)N for PC2 cloud scheme</strong> convmassflux_pc2gr_ctrl_monthlymean_15yrs_tropics.nc convmassflux_pc2gr_pert_monthlymean_15yrs_tropics.nc <strong> Figure 6c,d: Monthly-mean data of net convective detrainment for control and perturbed simulations over the tropics between \(\pm\) 31 \(^\circ\)N for PC2 cloud scheme</strong> netconvdetrain_pc2gr_ctrl_monthlymean_15yrs_tropics.nc netconvdetrain_pc2gr_pert_monthlymean_15yrs_tropics.nc <strong> Figure 6e,f: Monthly-mean data of tendency of ice cloud condensates due to convection for control and perturbed simulations over the tropics between \(\pm\) 31 \(^\circ\)N for PC2 cloud scheme</strong> dqcfdtconv_pc2gr_ctrl_monthlymean_15yrs_tropics.nc dqcfdtconv_pc2gr_pert_monthlymean_15yrs_tropics.nc <strong> Figure 7: Annual and zonal-mean data of net convective detrainment for control and perturbed simulations over the tropical ascent regoin between \(\pm\) 7 \(^\circ\)N for PC2 cloud scheme</strong> netconvdetrain_pc2gr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc netconvdetrain_pc2gr_pert_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc <strong> Figure 8: Annual and zonal-mean data of net convective detrainment and ice cloud fraction for control and perturbed simulations over the tropical ascent regoin between \(\pm\) 7 \(^\circ\)N for PC2 cloud scheme</strong> netconvdetrain_pc2gr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc netconvdetrain_pc2gr_pert_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc Cf_pc2gr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc Cf_pc2gr_pert_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc <strong> Figure 9: Annual and zonal-mean data of convective tendency of mass fraction of ice cloud condensates for control and perturbed simulations over the tropical ascent regoin between \(\pm\) 7 \(^\circ\)N for PC2 cloud scheme</strong> dqcfdtconv_pc2gr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc dqcfdtconv_pc2gr_pert_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc <strong> Figure 10: Annual and zonal-mean data of net depositional tendency of mass fraction of ice cloud condensates for control and perturbed simulations over the tropical ascent regoin between \(\pm\) 7 \(^\circ\)N for PC2 cloud scheme</strong> dqcfdtnetdep_pc2gr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc dqcfdtnetdep_pc2gr_pert_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc <strong> Figure 11: Monthly-mean data of net depositional tendency of mass fraction of ice cloud condensates for control and perturbed simulations over the tropics between \(\pm\) 31\(^\circ\)N for PC2 cloud scheme</strong> dqcfdtnetdep_pc2gr_ctrl_monthlymean_15yrs_tropics.nc dqcfdtnetdep_pc2gr_pert_monthlymean_15yrs_tropics.nc <strong> Figure 12: Annual and zonal-mean data of specific humidity and advective tendency for specific humidity for control and perturbed simulations over the tropical ascent regoin between \(\pm\) 7 \(^\circ\)N for PC2 cloud scheme</strong> q_pc2gr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc q_pc2gr_pert_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc dqdtadv_pc2gr_ctrl_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc dqdtadv_pc2gr_pert_annualzonalmeans_15yrs_tropicalascent.nc <strong>Figure 13: Control and perturbed simulation data for mean vertical advection of moisture, mean vertical moisture convergence, total advection of moisture, and total moisture convergence (meaned over the tropical ascent region for PC2 scheme for 15 simulation years)</strong> MeanVerticalAdvectionOfMoisture_pc2gr_ctrl_15yrmean_tropicalascent_vertprof.nc MeanVerticalAdvectionOfMoisture_pc2gr_pert_15yrmean_tropicalascent_vertprof.nc MeanVerticalMoistureConvergence_pc2gr_ctrl_15yrmean_tropicalascent_vertprof.nc MeanVerticalMoistureConvergence_pc2gr_pert_15yrmean_tropicalascent_vertprof.nc TotalMoistureAdvection_pc2gr_ctrl_15yrmean_tropicalascent_vertprof.nc TotalMoistureAdvection_pc2gr_pert_15yrmean_tropicalascent_vertprof.nc TotalMoistureConvergence_pc2gr_ctrl_15yrmean_tropicalascent_vertprof.nc TotalMoistureConvergence_pc2gr_pert_15yrmean_tropicalascent_vertprof.nc