Impact of Shallow Clouds on Cloud-Permitting WRF Simulations of the Diurnal Cycle of Convection over the Amazon

Casey D. Burleyson1, Zhe Feng1, Samson M Hagos2, Jennifer M Comstock3, Larry K Berg1, Courtney Schumacher4, Scott E Giangrande5 and Charles N. Long6, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (2)Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, MD, United States, (3)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States, (4)Texas A&M University, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, College Station, TX, United States, (5)Brookhaven National Laboratory, Environmental & Climate Sciences, Upton, United States, (6)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States