Open AccessTesting Climate Model Simulations of Tropical Cirrus Lifecycles: A Lagrangian
Author(s) -
Brian J. Soden
Publication year - 2009
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/1120115
Subject(s) - geostationary orbit , cirrus , cloud computing , meteorology , lagrangian , environmental science , satellite , climate model , representation (politics) , eulerian path , computer science , focus (optics) , climatology , remote sensing , geography , climate change , aerospace engineering , mathematics , geology , engineering , physics , oceanography , optics , politics , law , political science , operating system
This project integrates ARM data sets with satellite observations and model simulations to improve the representation of tropical cloud systems in climate models. We focus on describing and understanding relevant features of the lifecycle of tropical cirrus cloud systems using an innovative method which combines the Eulerian-based ARM measurements with Lagrangian information from geostationary satellites