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Microphysics, radiation and surface processes in the goddard cumulus ensemble (gce) model
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Chou, M.-D. Baker, D. Ferrier, B. Simpson, J. Lang, S. Khain, A. Braun, S. Tao, Wei-Kuo Johnson, D. Lynn, B. |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Description | The response of cloud systems to their environment is an important link in a chain of processes responsible for monsoons, frontal depression, El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) episodes and other climate variations (e.g., 30-60 day intra-seasonal oscillations). Numerical models of cloud properties provide essential insights into the interactions of clouds with each other, with their surroundings, and with land and ocean surfaces. Significant advances are currently being made in the modeling of rainfall and rain-related cloud processes, ranging in scales from the very small up to the simulation of an extensive population of raining cumulus clouds in a tropical- or midlatitude-storm environment. The Goddard Cumulus Ensemble (GCE) model is a multi-dimensional nonhydrostatic dynamic/microphysical cloud resolving model. It has been used to simulate many different mesoscale convective systems that occurred in various geographic locations. In this paper, recent GCE model improvements (microphysics, radiation and surface processes) will be described as well as their impact on the development of precipitation events from various geographic locations. The performance of these new physical processes will be examined by comparing the model results with observations. In addition, the explicit interactive processes between cloud, radiation and surface processes will be discussed. |
| File Size | 3713350 |
| Page Count | 86 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20010037610 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9964gz5d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2001-02-21 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Environment Pollution Numerical Analysis Cumulus Clouds Cloud Physics Atmospheric Models Southern Oscillation Monsoons Mesoscale Phenomena Precipitation Meteorology Ocean Surface Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
