Improving the Prediction of Shallow Cumuli Cloud Fraction Using Ground-based Remote Sensing Measurements at the ARM SGP Site

Damao Zhang1, Pavlos Kollias2, Katia Lamer3, Fan Yang1 and Andrew M Vogelmann4, (1)Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States, (2)McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, (3)CUNY City College of New York, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, New York, NY, United States, (4)Brookhaven Natl Lab, Upton, NY, United States