Table 1.
Summary of the notation and definition of symbols
| Name of symbols | Definition or meaning |
|---|---|
| N c | Column cloud number concentration |
| N a | Column aerosol number concentration |
| LWC | Liquid water content (mass of liquid water in each layer) |
| LWP | Liquid water path (vertically integrated LWC) |
| N a,l | Aerosol number concentration in each layer |
| P condensation | Condensation tendency |
| P evaporation | Evaporation tendency |
| CC | Log10(Nc) |
| AC | Log10(Na) |
| LC | Log10(LWP) |
| L | Log10(LWC) |
| A | Log10(Na,l) |
| λ c | d[LC]/d[CC] |
| λ | d[LC]/d[AC] |
| λ lwc | d[L]/d[A] |
| λ cond | d[Pcondensation]/d[A] |
| λ evap | d[Pevaporation]/d[A] |