Reduction in the Tropical High Cloud Fraction in Response to an Indirect Weakening of the Hadley Cell

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