Journal of Climate · 1996 · 261 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesMeteorologyAtmospheric ScienceClimate ScienceClimatologyClimate ModelingCloud DynamicsCloud ParameterizationConvective MeteorologyPhysical ClimatologyPhysical ParameterizationCloud Amount PredictionCloud Cover ParameterizationCloud Fraction ParameterizationConvection ModelingEnsemble ParameterizationField Data Collection
Among the methods that have been devised to test physical parameterizations used in general circulation models, one of the most promising involves the use of field data together with single-column models (SCMs) and/or cloud ensemble models. Here the authors briefly discuss the data requirements of such models and then give several examples of their use. Emphasis is on parameterizations of convection and cloud amount.