Overlap statistics of cumuliform boundary-layer cloud fields in large-eddy simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 21, 2011, Pages

  Neggers, Roel A J ^a   Heus, Thijs ^b   Siebesma, A Pier ^a,c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLOUDS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; OPTICAL RADAR;

CLOUD COVER; CLOUD FIELDS; CLOUD OVERLAP; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CLOUD SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DISCRETIZATIONS; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HIGH RESOLUTION; LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; LINEAR FUNCTIONS; LIQUID WATER CLOUDS; OFFLINE; OVERLAP STATISTICS; SHORT WAVES; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES; TYPICAL VALUES;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD COVER; CUMULUS; DETECTION METHOD; EDDY; LIDAR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 81255197791     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015650     Document Type: Article

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