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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4819-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4819-2023
Research article
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24 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 24 Apr 2023

Evaluating Arctic clouds modelled with the Unified Model and Integrated Forecasting System

Gillian Young McCusker, Jutta Vüllers, Peggy Achtert, Paul Field, Jonathan J. Day, Richard Forbes, Ruth Price, Ewan O'Connor, Michael Tjernström, John Prytherch, Ryan Neely III, and Ian M. Brooks

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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.
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