Abstract: An evaporation-zone (EZ) model for cloud evaporation is developed. In this model a cloud consists of I ?cloudlets,? each comprising cloud droplets with radii from zero to rmax, the latter value depending on the drop size ...

Abstract: The primary purpose of this study is to assess the performance of 1D solar radiative transfer codes that are used currently both for research and in weather and climate models. Emphasis is on interpretation and handling ...