A11P:
Observation and Model Simulation Studies of Cloud Properties and Processes (OMS2CP2) I

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Session ID#: 33037

Session Description:
Clouds play significant roles in Earth’s hydrological cycle and radiation budget. Representation of clouds in climate models remains as one of the largest uncertainties in predictions of future climate. Both observational and model studies about the cloud properties and processes are highly demanded for improving climate model performances.

Cloud properties can be obtained and examined using space, ground-based remote sensors or directly from in situ aircraft probes. Studies have also shown large differences of cloud properties among various methods. It is crucial to understand and quantify the uncertainties associated with measurements and retrievals. With high-quality cloud observations, studies can advance our understanding of clouds and their processes, which can be further applied to model simulation and evaluation studies of cloud processes.

This session invites papers on 1) cloud observations and their uncertainty quantification, 2) better understanding of cloud processes, and 3) model simulation and evaluation studies of cloud properties.

Primary Convener:  Chuanfeng Zhao, Beijing Normal University, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing, China
Conveners:  Kuan-Man Xu, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States, Jonathan H. Jiang, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States and Xiquan Dong, University of Arizona, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, United States
Chairs:  Chuanfeng Zhao, Beijing Normal University, College of Global Change and Earth System Science, Beijing, China, Kuan-Man Xu, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States, Jonathan H. Jiang, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States and Xiquan Dong, University of Arizona, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Jonathan H. Jiang, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States
Index Terms:

3311 Clouds and aerosols [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

The use of a probabilistic approach to compare observed and simulated cloud properties: Results from a squall line sampled during MC3E (Invited) (236771)
Greg M McFarquhar, University of Oklahoma, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies and School of Meteorology, Norman, OK, United States, Wei Wu, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States, Lulin Xue, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, United States, Hugh Morrison, NSF NCAR, MMM Laboratory, Boulder, United States, Michael Poellot, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, United States, Jiwen Fan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States and Zachary J Lebo, CIRES/NOAA, CSD, Boulder, CO, United States
CALIOP Level 3 Ice Cloud Product (276110)
Xia Cai1, David M Winker2, Mark Vaughan3, Brian Magill1, Brian J Getzewich2, Melody A Avery4, Charles R Trepte2 and Patricia Lucker1, (1)Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Hampton, VA, United States, (2)NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, United States, (3)NASA, Hampton, VA, United States, (4)NASA Langley Research Ctr, Hampton, VA, United States
Impacts of ice nuclei on the development of cumulus clouds over the North China Plain (264439)
Dr. Husile Bai, State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Xi'an, China, Yu Liu, State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, China and Guohui Li, Key laboratory of Aerosol Chemistry and Physics, SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, China
Evaluation of Arctic Clouds And Their Response to External Forcing in Climate Models (Invited) (222030)
Yuan Wang, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States, Jonathan H. Jiang, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, Yi Ming, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, United States, Hui Su, Jet Propulsion Lab, Pasadena, United States and Yuk L Yung, California Institute of Technology, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Pasadena, CA, United States
Evaluation of deep convective cloud top heights in CAM5 using CloudSat observations (219600)
Mingcheng Wang1 and Guangjun Zhang1,2, (1)Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, (2)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States
Study on Cloud Water Resources and Precipitation Efficiency Characteristic over China (219507)
Yuquan Zhou Sr and Miao Cai Jr, CAMS Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China

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