Aircraft Observations for Improved Physical Parameterization for Seasonal Prediction.

摘要

The objectives of the NPS project is to understand the physical processes involved in boundary layers covered by fractional cloudiness and to make extensive measurements to address critical issues in cloud and turbulence parameterizations for improvements of extended forecasts. The objectives of the NRL project are to obtain measurements of the solar and IR irradiance throughout the cloudy boundary layer in order to characterize the solar and IR radiative energy environment. In particular, to obtain vertical profiles of the solar and IR irradiance throughout the boundary layer to quantify the role of the solar and IR heating/cooling rate profiles on marine stratus.