Simulations of Winter Arctic Clouds and Associated Radiation Fluxes Using Different Cloud Microphysics Schemes in the Polar WRF: Comparisons With CloudSat, CALIPSO, and CERES
Heeje Cho, Sang‐Yoon Jun, Chang‐Hoi Ho, Greg M. McFarquhar
Abstract
Key Points Winter Arctic clouds simulated by the polar version of the Weather Research and Forecasting model are compared with satellite retrievals The cloud amount and cloud top height of model simulations agree well with those of satellite retrievals The downward longwave radiation at the surface shows realistic temporal variations, but is sensitive to the cloud microphysics scheme choice
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceWeather Research and Forecasting ModelArcticPolarSatelliteLongwaveMeteorologyCloud topCloud computingAtmospheric sciencesClimatologyPolar nightThe arcticRadiationGeographyComputer scienceGeologyPhysicsOperating systemQuantum mechanicsAstronomyOceanographyAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations