Simulation of Precipitation Type Properties Using the P3 Microphysics Scheme
Speaker(s)
Summary
In this seminar, the Predicted Particle Properties (P3) cloud and precipitation microphysics scheme will be described. P3 is used to predict the evolution of hydrometeors (cloud droplets, rain, and ice) in the High-Resolution Deterministic Prediction System (HRDPS – 2.5 km) of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). The focus will be on the microphysics impacts on hindcast simulations of high-impact weather events (hail, wet snow, freezing rain).
Learning Objectives
- Provide a comprehensive description of the P3 microphysics scheme used in the numerical weather prediction at ECCC and elsewhere.
- Improve the understanding of the representation of microphysical processes associated with the different precipitation types.
- Improve the understanding of the representation of microphysical processes associated with the different precipitation types.
Speaker: Mélissa Cholette, Ph.D
Dr. Mélissa Cholette completed her Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences in 2020 at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) under the supervision of Dr. Julie Thériault. Since then, she is a research scientist (RES) at the Meteorological Research Division of Environment and Climate Change Canada. Her research* focuses on improving the representation of cloud and precipitation properties in the microphysical parameterization used atmospheric models.
