Midlatitude cyclone compositing to constrain climate model behavior using satellite observations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 21, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 5887-5903

  Field, P R ^a   Gettelman, A ^a   Neale, Richard B ^a   Wood, R ^b   Rasch, P J ^a   Morrison, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATIVE STORAGE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CAMS; MOISTURE; PHYSICS; SEAWATER; STORMS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CLAUSIUS-CLAPEYRON EQUATIONS; CLIMATE MODELS; CLOUD AMOUNTS; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE MODELS; COMPOSITE ANALYSIS; COMPOSITING; CONTROL MODELS; LIQUID WATER PATHS; MEAN FIELDS; MEAN WIND SPEED; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; MICROPHYSICS; MIDLATITUDE CYCLONES; MODEL OUTPUTS; MULTISENSOR SATELLITES; OCEANIC REGIONS; OPTICAL THICKNESS; PHASE DETERMINATIONS; RAINFALL RATES; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SATELLITE-DERIVED OBSERVATIONS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENTS;

SATELLITES;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CYCLOGENESIS; CYCLONE; MIDLATITUDE ENVIRONMENT; MOISTURE FLUX; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OPTICAL DEPTH; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 60749112093     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JCLI2235.1     Document Type: Article

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