Evaluation of boundary layer cloud parameterizations in the ECHAM5 general circulation model using CALIPSO and CloudSat satellite data

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 300-314

  Nam, Christine C W ^a,b   Quaas, Johannes ^a,b   Neggers, Roel ^c   Siegenthaler Le Drian, Colombe ^d   Isotta, Francesco ^d,e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

boundary layer; CALIPSO; CloudSat; COSP; dual mass flux; low cloud

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; GRAPHIC METHODS; OPTICAL RADAR; PARAMETERIZATION; RAIN; REFLECTION;

CALIPSO; CLOUDSAT; COSP; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; LARGE-SCALE PRECIPITATION; LOW-LEVEL CLOUD COVERS; OCEANIC BOUNDARY LAYERS; SHALLOW CUMULUS CLOUDS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

EID: 84904874615     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19422466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013MS000277     Document Type: Article

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