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A validation survey of the ECMWF prognostic cloud scheme using LITE
Author(s) -
Miller S. D.,
Stephens G. L.,
Beljaars A. C. M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/1999gl900263
Subject(s) - cloud computing , meteorology , environmental science , scale (ratio) , climatology , general circulation model , range (aeronautics) , remote sensing , computer science , geography , climate change , geology , cartography , oceanography , operating system , materials science , composite material
Advancements in the parameterization of clouds in global circulation models (GCMs) are contingent upon our ability to validate them on the global scale. We examine the performance of the European Centre for Medium‐range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF) prognostic cloud scheme using data from the Lidar In‐space Technology Experiment (LITE). Qualitative comparisons and results from a statistical analysis are presented.