Summer Arctic clouds in the ECMWF forecast model: an evaluation of cloud parametrization schemes
Abstract
Mixed‐phase clouds are an integral part of the Arctic climate system, for precipitation and for their interactions with radiation and thermodynamics. Mixed‐phase processes are often poorly represented in global models and many use an empirically based diagnostic partition between the liquid and ice phases that is dependent solely on temperature. However, increasingly more complex microphysical parametrizations are being implemented allowing a more physical representation of mixed‐phase clouds.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 09, 2015
- Source ID
- 10.1002/qj.2658
Entities
People
- Georgia Sotiropoulou
- Joseph Sedlar
- Michael Tjernström
- Richard G Forbes
Organizations
- European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
- Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
- Office of Naval Research
- Stockholm University