Validation of ACME simulated clouds and their sensitivity to model resolution with satellite and ground-based simulators

Yuying Zhang1, Shaocheng Xie2, Wuyin Lin3, Po-Lun Ma4, Stephen A Klein5 and Philip J Rasch4, (1)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, United States, (2)Lawrence Livermore Nat''l Lab, Livermore, United States, (3)Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States, (4)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (5)Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, United States