Collaborative Research: ARM observations for the development and evaluation of models and parameterizations of cloudy boundary layers
- Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (United States); University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of marine and Atmospheric Science
- Florida International Univ., Miami, FL (United States)
This is a collaborative project with Dr. Ping Zhu at Florida International University. It was designed to address key issues regarding the treatment of boundary layer cloud processes in climate models with UM’s research focusing on the analyses of ARM cloud radar observations from MMCR and WACR and FIU’s research focusing on numerical simulations of boundary layer clouds. This project capitalized on recent advancements in the ARM Millimeter Cloud Radar (MMCR) processing and the development of the WACR (at the SGP) to provide high temporal and spatial resolution Doppler cloud radar measurements for characterizing in-cloud turbulence, large-eddy circulations, and high resolution cloud structures of direct relevance to high resolution numerical modeling studies. The principal focus of the observational component of this collaborative study during this funding period was on stratocumulus clouds over the SGP site and fair-weather cumuli over the Nauru site. The statistical descriptions of the vertical velocity structures in continental stratocumulus clouds and in the Nauru shallow cumuli that are part of this study represents the most comprehensive observations of the vertical velocities in boundary layer clouds to date and were done in collaboration with Drs. Virendra Ghate and Pavlos Kollias.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (United States). Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0000777
- OSTI ID:
- 1087331
- Report Number(s):
- DE-SC--0000777-1; DOE F 241.3 for Final Scientific/Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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