Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net 1680-7367 1680-7375 5 6 2005 10.5194/acpd-5-11489-2005 http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/5/11489/2005/ http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/5/11489/2005/acpd-5-11489-2005.html http://www.atmos-chem-phys-discuss.net/5/11489/2005/acpd-5-11489-2005.pdf 11489 11515 2005-11-10 Conceptual study on nucleation burst evolution in the convective boundary layer – Part II: Meteorological characterization O. Hellmuth olaf@tropos.de Modelling Department, Institute for Tropospheric Research, Permoser Str. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany While in part I of the present paper a revised columnar high-order modelling approach to investigate gas-aerosol interactions in the convective boundary layer (CBL) was deduced, in the present part the model capability to predict the evolution of meteorological CBL parameters is demonstrated. Based on a model setup to simulate typical CBL conditions, predicted first-, second- and third-order moments were shown to agree very well with those obtained from in situ and remote sensing turbulence measurements such as aircraft, SODAR and LIDAR measurements as well as with those derived from ensemble-averaged large-eddy simulations and wind tunnel experiments. The results show that the model is able to predict the meteorological CBL parameters, required to verify or falsify, respectively, previous hypothesis on the interaction between CBL turbulence and new particle formation.