Inter-model Variability in Convection-Resolving Simulations of Subtropical Marine Low Clouds

2021/01/01 by Christoph Heim, Christoph HEIM, Laureline HENTGEN +5
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Atmospheric aerosols and clouds #Atmospheric sciences #Cartography #Climate variability and models #Climatology #Computer science #Convection #Deep convection #Ensemble forecasting #Environmental science #Geography #Geology #Horizontal resolution #Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations #Meteorology #Resolution (logic) #Scale (ratio) #Subtropics

paper · pdf · doi:10.2151/jmsj.2021-062

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Abstract

We analyze a multi-model ensemble at a convection-resolving resolution based on the DYAMOND models and a resolution ensemble based on the limited-area model COSMO over 40 days to study how tropical and subtropical marine low clouds are represented at a kilometer-scale resolution.

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