Abstract
A scheme for parameterizing the fractional cloud coverage of trade cumuli is developed which gives the cloud cover in terms of the cloud-layer relative humidity and the liquid water content of the convective elements. This parameterization gives good agreement with cloud observations obtained during the Atlantic Trade-Wind Experiment, 1969. The scheme was incorporated into a simple one-dimensional model of the thermodynamic structure of the trade-wind boundary layer in order to evaluate the dependence of cloud cover on sea surface temperature, surface wind speed, and radiative processes. -from Author
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 97-105 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1981 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atmospheric Science
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Albrecht, B. A. (1981). Parameterization of trade- cumulus cloud amounts. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 38(1), 97-105. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1981)038<0097:POTCCA>2.0.CO;2