Low-cloud characteristics over the tropical western Pacific from ARM observations and CAM5 simulations

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 8953-8970

  Chandra, Arunchandra S ^a   Zhang, Chidong ^a   Klein, Stephen A ^b   Ma, Hsi Yen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CAM5 underestimates total low clouds, produces excessive low clouds near mixed layer top; The excessive humidity at the mixedlayer top is suggested due to vertical transport errors; Themacrophysics scheme is responsible for the excessive low clouds near the mixed layer top

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FREEZING; HUMIDITY; MIXED LAYER; PARAMETERIZATION; RADAR; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ADMIRALTY ISLANDS; BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO; MANUS; MANUS ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST); PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 84943453997     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023369     Document Type: Article

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