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The Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes (CMMAP) will focus on improving the representation of cloud
processes in climate models. The need for such improvements has been one of the most important limitations on the reliability of
climate-change simulations. CMMAP will address this problem through a revolutionary new approach called the multi-scale
modeling framework
(MMF). Whereas conventional parameterizations are based on statistical theories involving uncertain
closure assumptions, MMFs represent cloud processes on their native scales, and include the cloud-scale interactions among the
many physical and chemical processes that are active in cloud systems. A very important strength of an MMF is that the results
produced can be evaluated by comparison of simulated and observed cloud-scale processes.

CMMAP activities are divided into three areas: Research; Education, Outreach and Diversity; Knowledge Transfer.

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