Tropospheric Energy Budget eXperiment

The tropospheric energy budget is determined both by radiative transfer of energy and by transfer of energy and water due to air motions and precipitation. These transport processes are highly variable in time and space, mainly due to the presence of clouds, to variability in landsurface properties and to small scale turbulence and convection.

Aims of TEBEX

(X) To provide 2 years of observations of cloud characteristics, profiles of mean atmospheric parameters and surface fluxes

(X) To validate satellite retrieval methods for cloud characteristics.

(X) To develop and test a prototype of an automatic cloud observation system.

(X) To validate and improve physical parameterizations of clouds, cloud-radiation interaction and energy fluxes for global climate models.

(X) To validate and improve regional weather and climate models.

Index

(X) Observations

(X) First results