The analysis of global cloud and radiation data for the study of cloud-climate interactions

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:5351561

During the past year, ISCCP C1 data has been analyzed for two regions, the stratocumulus area off California and the tropical Atlantic. The first part of the study dealing with stratocumulus clouds is complete and the results form the technical portion of this report. A manuscript that has recently been prepared covering this subject is attached as an Appendix. The abstract describes the key finding that cloudy mean liquid water path (LWP) is invariant with cloud fraction for cloud cover between 20% - 80%. Similar conclusions are reached with ISCCP and LANDSAT data. This has important implications for General Circulation Models. A possible application is described in the Discussion section of the Appendix. An idea that has been proposed for dealing with GCM hydrology can be used.

• Research Organization: Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5351561
• Report Number(s): N-94-20535; NASA-CR--193388; NAS--1.26:193388; CONF-940115--; CNN: NAGW-3150
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
CLIMATE MODELS
CLOUD COVER
CLOUDS
FLUIDS
GASES
GENERAL CIRCULATION MODELS
GLOBAL ASPECTS
HYDROLOGY
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
REMOTE SENSING
VAPORS
WATER VAPOR