Open AccessReviewing progress in cloud parameterization
Author(s) -
Balcerak Ernie
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo020028
Subject(s) - cloud computing , scale (ratio) , general circulation model , range (aeronautics) , environmental science , climatology , climate model , meteorology , computer science , climate change , atmospheric sciences , geology , geography , aerospace engineering , cartography , engineering , operating system , oceanography
Clouds' effects on climate are significant and complex. Many cloud processes occur at small scales and are difficult to calculate in large‐scale models, so general circulation models typically use parameterizations to represent a range of cloud properties.