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Aerosols, clouds, precipitation, lightning (ACPL), and their associated processes play a pivotal role in the Earth's climate system. These processes influence climate, air quality, and extreme weather events such as heavy rainfall, organized convective systems, and lightning strikes, while remaining major sources of uncertainty in climate predictions. Research on these topics spans a wide range of methods, including numerical modeling, in situ measurements, remote sensing, and laboratory experiments. In particular, the Models, In situ, and Remote sensing of Aerosols (MIRA; https://science.larc.nasa.gov/mira-wg/) working group fosters synergy across modeling, measurement, and remote sensing communities to advance interdisciplinary aerosol-related research. The community benefits from close interactions among these approaches, which enhance measurement and modeling capabilities and strengthen the overall scientific impact on climate and air quality research.
This session is a merged session between ACPL and MIRA and invites presentations that address aerosols, clouds, precipitation, lightning, and associated meteorological processes using multiple methodological approach, with the goal of sharing the current state of scientific understanding and discussing future research directions. We particularly welcome studies on fundamental topics connecting multiple research methods, such as model developments, observational and analytical techniques, and theoretical investigations of aerosol-cloud-precipitation-lightning interactions.