Stochastic effects in the representation of stratocumulus-topped mixed layers
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Stratocumulus clouds are an integral component of the climate system. They affect both its mean state and variability, and are central to many questions related to climate change. They are also very difficult to represent with fidelity in modern forecast systems and climate models. Their importance is associated with what one may call long-term climatic robustness, which is in marked contrast to the physical sensitivity they exhibit at any particular time, and which is one of the main reasons they prove so difficult to represent.
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