CloudnetSource: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2007:;volume( 088 ):;issue: 006::page 883Author:Illingworth, A. J.
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Hogan, R. J.
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O'Connor, E. J.
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Bouniol, D.
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Delanoë, J.
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Pelon, J.
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Protat, A.
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Brooks, M. E.
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Gaussiat, N.
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Wilson, D. R.
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Donovan, D. P.
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Baltink, H. Klein
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van Zadelhoff, G-J.
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Eastment, J. D.
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Goddard, J. W. F.
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Wrench, C. L.
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Haeffelin, M.
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Krasnov, O. A.
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Russchenberg, H. W. J.
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Piriou, J-M.
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Vinit, F.
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Seifert, A.
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Tompkins, A. M.
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Willén, U.
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-88-6-883Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The Cloudnet project aims to provide a systematic evaluation of clouds in forecast and climate models by comparing the model output with continuous ground-based observations of the vertical profiles of cloud properties. In the models, the properties of clouds are simplified and expressed in terms of the fraction of the model grid box, which is filled with cloud, together with the liquid and ice water content of the clouds. These models must get the clouds right if they are to correctly represent both their radiative properties and their key role in the production of precipitation, but there are few observations of the vertical profiles of the cloud properties that show whether or not they are successful. Cloud profiles derived from cloud radars, ceilometers, and dual-frequency microwave radiometers operated at three sites in France, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom for several years have been compared with the clouds in seven European models. The advantage of this continuous appraisal is that the feedback on how new versions of models are performing is provided in quasi?real time, as opposed to the much longer time scale needed for in-depth analysis of complex field studies. Here, two occasions are identified when the introduction of new versions of the ECMWF and Météo-France models leads to an immediate improvement in the representation of the clouds and also provides statistics on the performance of the seven models. The Cloudnet analysis scheme is currently being expanded to include sites outside Europe and further operational forecasting and climate models.
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contributor author | Illingworth, A. J. | |
contributor author | Hogan, R. J. | |
contributor author | O'Connor, E. J. | |
contributor author | Bouniol, D. | |
contributor author | Delanoë, J. | |
contributor author | Pelon, J. | |
contributor author | Protat, A. | |
contributor author | Brooks, M. E. | |
contributor author | Gaussiat, N. | |
contributor author | Wilson, D. R. | |
contributor author | Donovan, D. P. | |
contributor author | Baltink, H. Klein | |
contributor author | van Zadelhoff, G-J. | |
contributor author | Eastment, J. D. | |
contributor author | Goddard, J. W. F. | |
contributor author | Wrench, C. L. | |
contributor author | Haeffelin, M. | |
contributor author | Krasnov, O. A. | |
contributor author | Russchenberg, H. W. J. | |
contributor author | Piriou, J-M. | |
contributor author | Vinit, F. | |
contributor author | Seifert, A. | |
contributor author | Tompkins, A. M. | |
contributor author | Willén, U. | |
date accessioned | 2017-06-09T16:43:26Z | |
date available | 2017-06-09T16:43:26Z | |
date copyright | 2007/06/01 | |
date issued | 2007 | |
identifier issn | 0003-0007 | |
identifier other | ams-73015.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4215083 | |
description abstract | The Cloudnet project aims to provide a systematic evaluation of clouds in forecast and climate models by comparing the model output with continuous ground-based observations of the vertical profiles of cloud properties. In the models, the properties of clouds are simplified and expressed in terms of the fraction of the model grid box, which is filled with cloud, together with the liquid and ice water content of the clouds. These models must get the clouds right if they are to correctly represent both their radiative properties and their key role in the production of precipitation, but there are few observations of the vertical profiles of the cloud properties that show whether or not they are successful. Cloud profiles derived from cloud radars, ceilometers, and dual-frequency microwave radiometers operated at three sites in France, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom for several years have been compared with the clouds in seven European models. The advantage of this continuous appraisal is that the feedback on how new versions of models are performing is provided in quasi?real time, as opposed to the much longer time scale needed for in-depth analysis of complex field studies. Here, two occasions are identified when the introduction of new versions of the ECMWF and Météo-France models leads to an immediate improvement in the representation of the clouds and also provides statistics on the performance of the seven models. The Cloudnet analysis scheme is currently being expanded to include sites outside Europe and further operational forecasting and climate models. | |
publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
title | Cloudnet | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 88 | |
journal issue | 6 | |
journal title | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | |
identifier doi | 10.1175/BAMS-88-6-883 | |
journal fristpage | 883 | |
journal lastpage | 898 | |
tree | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2007:;volume( 088 ):;issue: 006 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |