Publications

2025:

Morrison, H., P.-L. Ma, A. Geiss, A. L. Igel, A. Z. Hu, and M. van Lier-Walqui, 2025: Impacts of Bulk Microphysics Scheme Structural Choices on Simulations of Rain Initiation Through Drop Coalescence, JAMES, 17, e2025MS005026.

Pope, N. H. and A. L. Igel, 2025: Counteracting Influences of Gravitational Settling Modulate Aerosol Impacts on Cloud Base Lowering Fog Characteristics, Atmos. Chem. Phys, 25, 5433–5444.

2024:

Dye, A., S. Rauschenbach, S. De Szoeke, A. L. Igel, Y. Jin, J. Kim, M. A. Krawchuk, K. Maes, L. O’Neill, K. T. Paw U, R. Samelson, D. Shaw, C. Still, 2024: Fog in western coastal ecosystems: inter-disciplinary challenges and opportunities with example concepts from the Pacific Northwest, USA, Front. Env. Sci., in press.

Igel, A. L., 2024: Processes Controlling the Entrainment and Liquid Water Response to Aerosol Perturbations in Non-Precipitating Stratocumulus Clouds, J. Atmos. Sci., 81, 1605-1616,

Hu, A. Z. and Igel, A. L., 2024: Bulk Microphysics Schemes May Perform Better With a Unified Cloud-Rain Category, J. Adv. Model. Earth Sys., e2023MS004068.

Sterzinger, L. J. and Igel, A. L., 2024: Above-cloud concentrations of cloud condensation nuclei help to sustain some Arctic low-level clouds, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 3529–3540.

2023:

Varble, A. C., Igel, A. L., Morrison, H., Grabowski, W. W., and Lebo, Z. J., 2023: Opinion: A critical evaluation of the evidence for aerosol invigoration of deep convection. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 13791-13808.

Pope, N. H. and A. L. Igel, 2023: Identifying Important Microphysical Properties and Processes for Marine Fog Forecasts. Mon. Wea. Rev., 151, 2427–2441.

Hu, A. Z. and A. L. Igel, 2023: A Bin and a Bulk Microphysics Scheme Can Be More Alike Than Two Bin Schemes. J. Adv. Model. Earth Sys., 15, e2022MS003303.

2022:

Sterzinger, L. J., Sedlar, J., Guy, H., Neely III, R. R., and Igel, A. L., 2022: Do arctic mixed-phase clouds sometimes dissipate due to insufficient aerosol? Evidence from comparisons between observations and idealized simulations. Atmos. Chem. Phys.

Igel, A. L., H. Morrison, S. P. Santos, M. van Lier-Walqui, 2022: Limitations of Separate Cloud and Rain Categories in Parameterizing Collision-Coalescence for Bulk Microphysics Schemes. J. Adv. Model. Earth Sys., 14, e2022MS003039.

Boutle, I., Angevine, W., Bao, J.-W., Bergot, T., Bhattacharya, R., Bott, A., Ducongé, L., Forbes, R., Goecke, T., Grell, E., Hill, A., Igel, A. L., Kudzotsa, I., Lac, C., Maronga, B., Romakkaniemi, S., Schmidli, J., Schwenkel, J., Steeneveld, G.-J., and Vié, B.: Demistify, 2022: An LES and SCM intercomparison of radiation fog. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 319-333.

2021:

Williams, A. S. and A. L. Igel, 2021: Cloud top radiative cooling rate drives non-precipitating stratiform cloud responses to aerosol concentration. Geophys. Res. Lett. e2021GL094740.

Hu, A. Z., A. L. Igel, P. Y. Chuang, and M. K. Witte, 2021: Recognition of Inter‐ vs. Intra‐cloud controls on Droplet Dispersion with Applications to Microphysics Parameterization. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos..

Igel, A. L. and S. C. van den Heever, 2021: Invigoration or enervation of convective clouds by aerosols?. Geophys. Res. Lett. 48, e2021GL093804.

Sterzinger, L. J. and A. L. Igel, 2021: The Effects of Ice Habit on Simulated Orographic Snowfall. J. Hydromet. 22, 1649-1661.

Sedlar, J., A. L. Igel, and H. Telg, 2021: Processes contributing to cloud dissipation and formation events on the North Slope of Alaska. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 4149–4167.

Bulatovic, I., A. L. Igel, C. Leck, J. Heintzenberg, I. Riipenen, A. M. L. Ekman, 2021: The importance of Aitken mode aerosol particles for cloud sustenance in the summertime high Arctic — a simulation study supported by observational dataAtmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 3871-3897.

2020:

Park, J. M., S. C. van den Heever, A. L. Igel, L. D. Grant, J. S. Johnson, S. M Saleeby, S. D. Miller, J. S. Reid, 2020: Environmental Controls on Tropical Sea Breeze Convection and Resulting Aerosol RedistributionJ. Geophys. Res., 125, e2019JD031699.

2019:

Igel, A. L., 2019: Using an Arbitrary Moment Predictor to Investigate the Optimal Choice of Prognostic Moments in Bulk Cloud Microphysics Schemes. J. Adv. Model. Earth Sys., 11, 4559-4575.

Falk, N. M., A. L. Igel, and M. R. Igel, 2019: The Relative Impact of Ice Fall Speeds and Microphysics Parameterization Complexity on Supercell EvolutionMonthly Weather Review, 147, 2403-2415.

Freeman, S. W., A. L. Igel, and S. C. van den Heever, 2019: Relative Sensitivities of Simulated Rainfall to Fixed Shape Parameters and Collection EfficienciesQ. J. R. M. S., 145, 2181-2201.

Nelson, E. N., T. S. L’Ecuyer, A. L. Igel, and S. C. van den Heever, 2019: An Interactive Online Educational Applet for Multiple Frequencies of Radar Observations. BAMS., 101, 747-751.

2018:

Igel, M. R. and A. L. Igel, 2018: The Energetics and Magnitude of Hydrometeor Friction in CloudsJ. Atmos. Sci., 74, 1343-1350.

Igel, A. L., S. C. van den Heever, and J. S. Johnson, 2018: Meteorological and Land Surface Properties Impacting Sea Breeze Extent and Aerosol Distribution in a Dry EnvironmentJ. Geophys. Res. 123, 22-37.

2017:

Igel, A. L., A. M. L. Ekman, C. Leck, M. Tjernström, J. Savre, and J. Sedlar, 2017: The Free Troposphere as a Potential Source of Arctic Boundary Layer Aerosol Particles. Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 7053-7060.

Igel, A. L. and S. C. van den Heever, 2017: The Role of the Gamma Function Shape Parameter in Determining Differences between Condensation Rates in Bin and Bulk Microphysics Schemes. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 17, 4599-4609.

Igel, A. L. and S. C. van den Heever, 2017: The Importance of the Shape of Cloud Droplet Size Distributions in Shallow Cumulus Clouds. Part I: Bin Microphysics Simulations. J. Atmos. Sci. 74, 249-258.

Igel, A. L. and S. C. van den Heever, 2017: The Importance of the Shape of Cloud Droplet Size Distributions in Shallow Cumulus Clouds. Part II: Bulk Microphysics Simulations. J. Atmos. Sci. 74, 259-273.

2016 and Earlier:

Igel, A. L., M. R. Igel, and S. C. van den Heever, 2015: Make it a double? Sobering results from single- and double-moment microphysics simulations. J. Atmos. Sci. 72, 910-925.

Igel, A. L., S. C. van den Heever, 2014: The role of latent heating in warm frontogenesis. Q. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. 140, 139-150.

Igel, A. L., S. C. van den Heever, C. M. Naud, S. M. Saleeby, and D. J. Posselt, 2013: Sensitivity of warm frontal processes to cloud-nucleating aerosol concentrations. J. Atmos. Sci. 70, 1768-1783.

Meskhidze, N., L. A. Remer, S. Platnick, R. N. Juarez, A. M. Lichtenberger, and A.R. Aiyyer (2009), Exploring the differences in cloud properties observed by the Terra and Aqua MODIS Sensors, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 3461-3475.