Articles | Volume 8, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1-2015
Development and technical paper
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06 Jan 2015
Development and technical paper |  | 06 Jan 2015

Parameterizing deep convection using the assumed probability density function method

R. L. Storer, B. M. Griffin, J. Höft, J. K. Weber, E. Raut, V. E. Larson, M. Wang, and P. J. Rasch

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Short summary
Representing clouds in climate models is a challenging problem. It is particularly difficult to represent deep convective clouds and, historically, deep convective parameterization is separate from the representation of other cloud types. Here we use a single-column cloud model to simulate three deep convective cases, and two shallow cloud cases. The results look reasonable, demonstrating that it may be possible to use one parameterization within a climate model for all cloud types.