ESM Evaluation Toolkit

The complete document you can find here: http://www.euclipse.eu/downloads/D1.5_Final_versions_of_model_evaluation_packages_Update.pdf

Simulator package

- The CFMIP Observation Simulator Package - COSP (including CALIPSO, CloudSat, ISCCP, MISR, RTTOV, TRMM, MODIS, PARASOL simulators)

http:/cfmip.metoffice.com/COSP.html

Correlation between cloud properties

- 2D histogram of instantaneous cloud reflectance (PARASOL) and cloud fraction (CALIPSO):

ftp:/ftp.climserv.ipsl.polytechnique.fr/cfmip/goccp/MULTI-SENSORS/CRef/ref_cf.m

- Relationship between instantaneous cloud reflectance (PARASOL) and vertical profile of cloud fraction (CALIPSO):

ftp://ftp.climserv.ipsl.polytechnique.fr/cfmip/goccp/MULTI-SENSORS/CRef/cf3d_ref.m

- Joint height-SR histogram of Scattering Ratio (CALIPSO):

ftp://ftp.climserv.ipsl.polytechnique.fr/cfmip/goccp/SR_histo/SR_histo.m

Clustering methods

- Mean Cloud Top Pressure (CTP) - Cloud Optical Depth (τ) clusters (ISCCP):

http://isccp.giss.nasa.gov/climanal5.html

- Cloud Regime Error Metric describing the ability of models to simulate the correct radiative properties and frequency of occurrence of large-scale cloud regimes:

http://cfmip.metoffice.com/codes.html

Compositing methods

- Climatology of Midlatitude Storminess, allowing to composite cloud properties in the area of influence of midlatitude storms

http://gcss-dime.giss.nasa.gov/mcms/mcms.html

- Tropical ElNino Southern Oscillation Anomaly Database

http://gcss-dime.giss.nasa.gov/ARRA/arra.html

28-9-2011