Evaluation of aerosol and cloud properties in three climate models using MODIS observations and its corresponding COSP simulator, as well as their application in aerosol–cloud interactions

Saponaro, Giulia; Sporre, Moa K.; Neubauer, David; Kokkola, Harri; Kolmonen, Pekka; Sogacheva, Larisa; Arola, Antti; de Leeuw, Gerrit; Karset, Inger H. H.; Laaksonen, Ari; Lohmann, Ulrike

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-1607-2020

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10 Feb 2020

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| 10 Feb 2020

Evaluation of aerosol and cloud properties in three climate models using MODIS observations and its corresponding COSP simulator, as well as their application in aerosol–cloud interactions

Giulia Saponaro, Moa K. Sporre, David Neubauer, Harri Kokkola, Pekka Kolmonen, Larisa Sogacheva, Antti Arola, Gerrit de Leeuw, Inger H. H. Karset, Ari Laaksonen, and Ulrike Lohmann

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MODIS Atmosphere L3 Monthly Product (08_L3) S. Platnick, P. Hubanks, K. Meyer, and M. D. King https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD08_M3.006

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The understanding of cloud processes is based on the quality of the representation of cloud properties. We compared cloud parameters from three models with satellite observations. We report on the performance of each data source, highlighting strengths and deficiencies, which should be considered when deriving the effect of aerosols on cloud properties.