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A comparison of cloud radiation fields obtained by in-situ aircraft measurements and a numerical simulation of a tropical mesoscale convective systemThe radiation budget of a tropical mesoscale convective system (MCS) is investigated by comparing in situ aircraft measurements obtained in a tropical MCS during the Equatorial Mesoscale Experiment (EMEX), and coordinated aircraft radiation measurements, with radiation profiles calculated using cloud properties obtained from a cloud model simulation of a tropical MCS. Preliminary results indicate that the stratiform region of the tropical System B simulation represents the gross properties of the observed stratiform system between 4.5 to 15 km. The flux profiles predicted by the model are consistent with observed fluxes.
Document ID
19920031372
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Wong, Takmeng (Colorado State Univ. Fort Collins, CO, United States)
Stackhouse, Paul (Colorado State Univ. Fort Collins, CO, United States)
Stephens, Graeme (Colorado State University Fort Collins, United States)
Valero, Francisco (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: Conference on Atmospheric Radiation
Location: San Francisco, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: July 23, 1990
End Date: July 27, 1990
Accession Number
92A13996
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF ATM-86-17856
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Public
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