Observed and modeled patterns of covariability between low-level cloudiness and the structure of the trade-wind layer

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1741-1764

  Nuijens, Louise ^a,b   Medeiros, Brian ^c   Sandu, Irina ^d   Ahlgrimm, Maike ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cloudiness; shallow convection; trade wind layer

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATE MODELS; COMMERCE; FEEDBACK;

CLOUDINESS; CONTROLLING FACTORS; LAYER STRUCTURES; LIFTING CONDENSATION LEVELS; LONG-TERM MEASUREMENTS; SHALLOW CONVECTION; TEMPERATURE STRATIFICATION; TRADE WINDS;

CLOUDS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD COVER; CONDENSATION; CONVECTION; COUPLING; CUMULUS; MIXED LAYER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SURFACE WIND; TIMESCALE; TRADE WIND;

EID: 84959546807     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19422466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015MS000483     Document Type: Article

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