Microphysical Properties of Clouds with Low Liquid Water Paths: An Update from Clouds with Low Optical (Water) Depth
Clouds play a critical role in the modulation of the radiative transfer in the atmosphere, and how clouds interact with radiation is one of the primary uncertainties in global climate models (GCMs). To reduce this uncertainty, the U.S. Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program collects an immense amount of data from its Climate Research Facilities (CRFs); these data include observations of radiative fluxes, cloud properties from active and passive remote sensors, upper atmospheric soundings, and other observations. The program's goal is to use these coincident, longterm observations to improve the parameterization of radiative transfer in clear and cloudy atmospheres in GCMs.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland; Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Lexington, MA (United States); NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia; Argonne National Lab., Argonne, IL; State University of New York, Albany, New York; University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California; University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC) (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 841654
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Fifteenth Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Science Team Meeting, Daytona Beach, FL (US), 03/14/2005--03/18/2005; Other Information: PBD: 18 Mar 2005
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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