Direct Comparisons of Ice Cloud Microphysical Properties Simulated by the Community Atmosphere Model CAM5 with ARM SPartICus Observations

Chenglai Wu, University of Wyoming, Department of Atmospheric Science, Laramie, WY, United States, Xiaohong Liu, Texas A&M University, College Station, United States, Kai Zhang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, Minghui Diao, San Jose State University, Department of Meteorology and Climate Science, San Jose, CA, United States and Andrew Gettelman, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States