Description of Mixed-Phase Clouds in Weather Forecast and Climate Models

Abstract

Develop a process-level understanding addressing the processes responsible for making mixed-phase stratocumulus so common, by far the most common cloud type over the Arctic, when thermodynamic principles suggest that ice and liquid particles cannot coexist for extended periods of time. Find linkages between dynamic processes on all scales, ranging from long range transport to turbulent motions, and cloud micro-physics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2013
Accession Number
ADA601216

Entities

People

  • Michael Tjernström

Organizations

  • Stockholm University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Boundary Layer
  • Case Studies
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Doppler Radar
  • Energy
  • Instrumentation
  • Layers
  • Meteorology
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Particles
  • Physics
  • Remote Sensing
  • Surface Energy
  • Thermodynamic Properties

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers