The Cloud Feedback Model Intercomparison Project (CFMIP) Diagnostic Codes Catalogue – metrics, diagnostics and methodologies to evaluate, understand and improve the representation of clouds and cloud feedbacks in climate models
The CFMIP Diagnostic Codes Catalogue assembles cloud metrics, diagnostics and methodologies, together with programs to diagnose them from general circulation model (GCM) outputs written by various members of the CFMIP community. This aims to facilitate use of the diagnostics by the wider communi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Geoscientific Model Development |
| Online Access: | https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/10/4285/2017/gmd-10-4285-2017.pdf |
| Summary: | The CFMIP Diagnostic Codes Catalogue assembles cloud metrics, diagnostics and
methodologies, together with programs to diagnose them from general
circulation model (GCM) outputs written by various members of the CFMIP
community. This aims to facilitate use of the diagnostics by the wider
community studying climate and climate change. This paper describes the
diagnostics and metrics which are currently in the catalogue, together with
examples of their application to model evaluation studies and a summary of
some of the insights these diagnostics have provided into the main
shortcomings in current GCMs. Analysis of outputs from CFMIP and CMIP6
experiments will also be facilitated by the sharing of diagnostic codes via
this catalogue.<br><br>Any code which implements diagnostics relevant to analysing clouds –
including cloud–circulation interactions and the contribution of clouds to
estimates of climate sensitivity in models – and which is documented in
peer-reviewed studies, can be included in the catalogue. We very much welcome
additional contributions to further support community analysis of CMIP6
outputs. |
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| ISSN: | 1991-959X 1991-9603 |