https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-03633-3
Regular Article
A 2D Ising-like model for cloud field organization in pristine oceans
1
Laboratoire d’Optique Atmosphérique , LOA, CNRS, UMR 8518, Université de Lille, 59000, Lille, France
2
Laboratoire de l’Atmosphère et des Cyclones (LACy), UMR 8105, Météo France/CNRS/Université de La Réunion, St Denis de La Réunion, France
3
Mathematical Sciences, Northland College, 54806, Ashland, WI, USA
a
faustine.mascaut@univ-lille.fr
b
olivier.pujol@univ-lille.fr
Received:
14
November
2022
Accepted:
24
December
2022
Published online:
24
January
2023
A two-dimensional Ising model is presented in order to reproduce cloud field organization at the mesoscale (i.e., from 
up to 
). This model takes into account different interactions between an air mass and its environment. It is shown that this novel and original approach allows to reproduce quite well satellite observations. Although created initially for pristine (i.e., natural) oceanic conditions, this model can be adapted to any other situations, mutatis mutandis.
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