Studies of 3D-cloud optical depth from small to very large values, and of the radiation and remote sensing impacts of larger-drop clustering
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD (United States)
- Boston Univ., MA (United States)
- Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, MD (United States)
We have basically completed all the goals stated in the previous proposal and published or submitted journal papers thereon, the only exception being First-Principles Monte Carlo which has taken more time than expected. We finally finished the comprehensive book on 3D cloud radiative transfer (edited by Marshak and Davis and published by Springer), with many contributions by ARM scientists; this book was highlighted in the 2005 ARM Annual Report. We have also completed (for now) our pioneering work on new models of cloud drop clustering based on ARM aircraft FSSP data, with applications both to radiative transfer and to rainfall. This clustering work was highlighted in the FY07 “Our Changing Planet” (annual report of the US Climate Change Science Program). Our group published 22 papers, one book, and 5 chapters in that book, during this proposal period. All are listed at the end of this section. Below, we give brief highlights of some of those papers.
- Research Organization:
- NASA/GSFC
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI02-95ER61961
- OSTI ID:
- 1087121
- Report Number(s):
- AI02-95ER61961
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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