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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4819-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4819-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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24 Apr 2023
Research article |
| 24 Apr 2023
| 24 Apr 2023
Evaluating Arctic clouds modelled with the Unified Model and Integrated Forecasting System
Gillian Young McCusker
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and
Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Jutta Vüllers
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and
Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
now at: Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research & Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Peggy Achtert
Meteorological Observatory, German Weather Service, Hohenpeißenberg, Germany
Paul Field
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and
Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Met Office, Exeter, UK
Jonathan J. Day
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK
Richard Forbes
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK
Ruth Price
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and
Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Ewan O'Connor
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Michael Tjernström
Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
John Prytherch
Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Ryan Neely III
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and
Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and
Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and
Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Short summary
In this study, we show that recent versions of two atmospheric models – the Unified Model and Integrated Forecasting System – overestimate Arctic cloud fraction within the lower troposphere by comparison with recent remote-sensing measurements made during the Arctic Ocean 2018 expedition. The overabundance of cloud is interlinked with the modelled thermodynamic structure, with strong negative temperature biases coincident with these overestimated cloud layers.
In this study, we show that recent versions of two atmospheric models – the Unified Model and...
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