Journal article
The Monte Carlo Independent Column Approximation: an assessment using several global atmospheric models
Abstract
Abstract The Monte Carlo Independent Column Approximation (McICA) computes domain‐average, broadband radiative flux profiles within conventional global climate models (GCMs). While McICA is unbiased with respect to the full ICA, it generates, as a by‐product, random noise. If this by‐product leads to statistically significant impacts on GCM simulations, it could limit the usefulness of McICA. This paper assesses the impact of McICA's random …
Authors
Barker HW; Cole JNS; Morcrette J; Pincus R; Räisänen P; von Salzen K; Vaillancourt PA
Journal
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Vol. 134, No. 635, pp. 1463–1478
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
July 2008
DOI
10.1002/qj.303
ISSN
0035-9009