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Parameterizing the Difference in Cloud Fraction Defined by Area and by Volume as Observed with Radar and Lidar
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Most current general circulation models (GCMs) calculate radiative fluxes through partially cloudy grid boxes by weighting clear and cloudy fluxes by the fractional area of cloud cover (Ca), but most GCM cloud schemes ...
Comparing Tropical Precipitation Simulated by the Met Office NWP and Climate Models with Satellite Observations
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: orecasts of precipitation and water vapor made by the Met Office global numerical weather prediction (NWP) model are evaluated using products from satellite observations by the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) ...
Independent Evaluation of the Ability of Spaceborne Radar and Lidar to Retrieve the Microphysical and Radiative Properties of Ice Clouds
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The combination of radar and lidar in space offers the unique potential to retrieve vertical profiles of ice water content and particle size globally, and two algorithms developed recently claim to have overcome the principal ...