Abstract
Global cloud resolving models (GCRMs) are a new type of general
circulation model that explicitly calculates the growth of cloud systems
with fine spatial resolutions and more than 10 GCRMs have been developed
at present. This chapter of the monograph reviews cloud microphysics
schemes used in GCRMs with introductions to the recent progress and
researches with GCRMs. Especially, research progress using a pioneer of
GCRMs, Nonhydrostatic ICosahedral Atmospheric Model (NICAM), is focused.
Since GCRMs deal with climatology and meteorology, it is a challenging
issue to establish cloud microphysics schemes for GCRMs. A brief history
of the development of cloud microphysics schemes and cloud-radiation
coupling in NICAM is described. In addition, current progress in
analytical techniques using satellite simulators is described. The
combined use of multi-optical sensors enables us to constrain uncertain
processes in cloud microphysics without artificial tuning. As a result,
cloud microphysics schemes used in the NICAM naturally represent cloud
systems, and hence, the radiative budget is well balanced with little
optimization. Finally, a new satellite and a ground validation campaign
are introduced for future work.