Articles | Volume 18, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-5971-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-5971-2025
Model description paper
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16 Sep 2025
Model description paper |  | 16 Sep 2025

CoCoMET v1.0: a unified open-source toolkit for atmospheric object tracking and analysis

Travis Hahn, Hershel Weiner, Calvin Brooks, Jie Xi Li, Siddhant Gupta, and Dié Wang

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Understanding how clouds evolve is important for improving weather predictions, but existing tools for tracking cloud changes are complex and difficult to compare. To address this, we developed the Community Cloud Model Evaluation Toolkit (CoCoMET) that makes it easier to analyze clouds in both models and observations. By simplifying data processing, standardizing results, and introducing new analysis features, CoCoMET helps researchers better evaluate cloud behavior and improve models.
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