Tool Name	Cloud Overlap
Tool ID	25
Library ID	climate_tools
Version	1.0
Author(s)	D.N. Karger (c) 2019

Description

This tool calculates cloud overlay based on the maximum random overlap assumption for atmospheric cloud layers above ground. Alpha is a constant and a further parameter is the minimum cloud fraction, at which a cloud is identified as such.

Parameters

Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Input
Cloud Fractions	grid list, input	COVERS	grid stack of cloud fractions
Heights	grid list, input	HEIGHTS	grid stack of geopotential level heights
Surface Elevation	grid, input	GROUND
Wind effect	grid, input	WIND
Cloud Base	grid, input	CBASE
Output
Total Cloud Cover	grid, output	COVER	statistics
Number of Cloud Blocks	grid, output, optional	BLOCKS
Options
Interval	floating point number	INTERVAL	Vertical resolution for internal interpolation given in meters.	Minimum: 1.000000 Default: 100.000000
Minimum Cloud Cover Fraction	floating point number	MINCOVER	Minimum cloud cover fraction at which a cloud is identified as such	Minimum: -1.000000 Maximum: 1.000000 Default: 0.100000