Virtual training course: Parametrization of subgrid physical processes

Building on the previous two Cloud sessions, the practical implementation of a cloud parametrization is described, using the ECMWF global model as an example appropriate for global weather forecasting.
By the end of the session you should be able to:
• explain the key sources and sinks of cloud and precipitation required in a parametrization
• describe the main components of the ECMWF stratiform cloud parametrization
• recognise the limitations of approximating complex processes.