Shannon Mason added Comparing RFOs.tex  almost 10 years ago

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Figure~\ref{fig:RFO_obs} shows the observed RFO of the hybrid cloud regimes, while Figure~\ref{fig:RFO_sim} shows the simulated RFOs.  We observe:  \begin{itemize}  \item Some cloud regimes are qualitatively accurate in their spatial distribution: H11 at least has roughly the correct zonal distribution, with maxima in the south-western Pacific and southern Indian Oceans. H10 appears to be too frequent at high latitudes.  \item Recurring compensating patterns indicate that an optically-thinner cloud regime is often simulated in the place of an optically-thick cloud regime in observations:  \begin{itemize}  \item The observed low frequency of H2 in the wake of the Drake Passage is a key feature in the simulated RFO of H1.  \item Conversely, the observed high frequency of H3 in the wake of the Drake Passage is characteristic of the simulated RFO of H2.  \item The maxima of H7 in the southern Atlantic and south-western Indian Oceans are key features in the simulated RFO of H6.  \item The observed maxima of H5 in the wake of the Drake Passage and in the mid-Pacific are featured in the simulated RFO of H4.  \end{itemize}  \item As such, we may not expect a good degree of coherence between the thermodynamical and dynamical situation observed and simulated  \end{itemize}