Universiteit Utrecht

Department of Mathematics


Statistical issues in cloud studies



Nick Schutgens (KNMI)
21 December 2005

Clouds form an important aspect of our climate system, participating in both the hydrological cycle and the radiative energy budget of the atmosphere. Nevertheless, cloud processes are still poorly understood, mostly due to the high variability of clouds in both the time and space domain. Observations suggest that cloud internal structure is caused by fractal non-stationary stochastic processes (turbulence), that studies ideally should take into account but usually don't. This talk addresses how cloud variability negatively influences remote sensing studies of cloud parameters, and hints at possible solutions.


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