Can CFMIP2 models reproduce the leading modes of cloud vertical structure in the CALIPSO-GOCCP observations?
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DOI: 10.1007/s00704-017-2051-7
Abstract: Using principal component (PC) analysis, three leading modes of cloud vertical structure (CVS) are revealed by the GCM-Oriented CALIPSO Cloud Product (GOCCP), i.e. tropical high, subtropical anticyclonic and extratropical cyclonic cloud modes (THCM, SACM and… read more here.
Keywords: cfmip2 models; leading modes; thcm sacm; vertical structure ... See more keywords
The differences in cloud vertical structures between active and break spells of the East Asian summer monsoon based on CloudSat data
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.03.035
Abstract: Abstract The description of the cloud vertical structure remains the key source of uncertainty in climate studies. Based on the CloudSat dataset, the differences in cloud vertical structures between the active and break spells of… read more here.
Keywords: region; break spell; break; spell ... See more keywords
An evaluation of clouds and radiation in a large-scale atmospheric model using a cloud vertical structure classification
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DOI: 10.5194/gmd-13-673-2020
Abstract: Abstract. We revisit the concept of the cloud vertical structure (CVS) classes we have previously employed to classify the planet's cloudiness (Oreopoulos et al., 2017). The CVS classification reflects simple combinations of simultaneous cloud occurrence… read more here.
Keywords: model; cvs classes; vertical structure; classification ... See more keywords