Evaluation of high‐level clouds in cloud resolving model simulations with ARM and KWAJEX observations
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Abstract In this study, we evaluate high‐level clouds in a cloud resolving model during two convective cases, ARM9707 and KWAJEX. The simulated joint histograms of cloud occurrence and radar reflectivity compare well with cloud radar and satellite observations when using a two‐moment microphysics scheme. However, simulations performed with a single moment microphysical scheme exhibit low biases of approximately 20 dB. During convective events, two‐moment microphysical overestimate the amount of high‐level cloud and one‐moment microphysics precipitate too readily and underestimate the amount and height of high‐level cloud. For ARM9707, persistent large positive biases in high‐level cloud are found, which are not sensitive to changes in ice particle fall velocity and ice nuclei number concentration in the two‐moment microphysics. These biases are caused by biases in large‐scale forcing and maintained by the periodic lateral boundary conditions. The combined effects include significant biases in high‐level cloud amount, radiation, and high sensitivity of cloud amount to nudging time scale in both convective cases. The high sensitivity of high‐level cloud amount to the thermodynamic nudging time scale suggests that thermodynamic nudging can be a powerful “tuning” parameter for the simulated cloud and radiation but should be applied with caution. The role of the periodic lateralmore »
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- Polar Science Center Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington Seattle Washington USA
- Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington Seattle Washington USA, Now at FM Global Research, Center for Property Risk Solutions Norwood Massachusetts USA
- Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington Seattle Washington USA
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- Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
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- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1225112
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- OSTI ID: 1225113; OSTI ID: 1243065
- Grant/Contract Number:
- 61‐8739; SC0001635
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- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
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- Journal Name: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems Journal Volume: 7 Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1942-2466
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- American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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- United States
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- English
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- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Liu, Zheng, Muhlbauer, Andreas, and Ackerman, Thomas. Evaluation of high‐level clouds in cloud resolving model simulations with ARM and KWAJEX observations. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1002/2015MS000478.
Liu, Zheng, Muhlbauer, Andreas, & Ackerman, Thomas. Evaluation of high‐level clouds in cloud resolving model simulations with ARM and KWAJEX observations. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015MS000478
Liu, Zheng, Muhlbauer, Andreas, and Ackerman, Thomas. Thu .
"Evaluation of high‐level clouds in cloud resolving model simulations with ARM and KWAJEX observations". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015MS000478.
@article{osti_1225112,
title = {Evaluation of high‐level clouds in cloud resolving model simulations with ARM and KWAJEX observations},
author = {Liu, Zheng and Muhlbauer, Andreas and Ackerman, Thomas},
abstractNote = {Abstract In this study, we evaluate high‐level clouds in a cloud resolving model during two convective cases, ARM9707 and KWAJEX. The simulated joint histograms of cloud occurrence and radar reflectivity compare well with cloud radar and satellite observations when using a two‐moment microphysics scheme. However, simulations performed with a single moment microphysical scheme exhibit low biases of approximately 20 dB. During convective events, two‐moment microphysical overestimate the amount of high‐level cloud and one‐moment microphysics precipitate too readily and underestimate the amount and height of high‐level cloud. For ARM9707, persistent large positive biases in high‐level cloud are found, which are not sensitive to changes in ice particle fall velocity and ice nuclei number concentration in the two‐moment microphysics. These biases are caused by biases in large‐scale forcing and maintained by the periodic lateral boundary conditions. The combined effects include significant biases in high‐level cloud amount, radiation, and high sensitivity of cloud amount to nudging time scale in both convective cases. The high sensitivity of high‐level cloud amount to the thermodynamic nudging time scale suggests that thermodynamic nudging can be a powerful “tuning” parameter for the simulated cloud and radiation but should be applied with caution. The role of the periodic lateral boundary conditions in reinforcing the biases in cloud and radiation suggests that reducing the uncertainty in the large‐scale forcing in high levels is important for similar convective cases and has far reaching implications for simulating high‐level clouds in super‐parameterized global climate models such as the multiscale modeling framework.},
doi = {10.1002/2015MS000478},
journal = {Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems},
number = 4,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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