Large-eddy simulation of the diurnal cycle of shallow cumulus convection over land

A. R. Brown; R. T. Cederwall; A. Chlond; P. G. Duynkerke; J. C. Golaz; M. Khairoutdinov; D. C. Lewellen; A. P. Lock; M. K. MacVean; C. H. Moeng; R. A.J. Neggers; A. P. Siebesma; B. Stevens

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Large-eddy simulation of the diurnal cycle of shallow cumulus convection over land

A. R. Brown, R. T. Cederwall, A. Chlond, P. G. Duynkerke, J. C. Golaz, M. Khairoutdinov, D. C. Lewellen, A. P. Lock, M. K. MacVean, C. H. Moeng, R. A.J. Neggers, A. P. Siebesma, B. Stevens

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Abstract

Large-eddy simulations of the development of shallow cumulus convection over land are presented. Many characteristics of the cumulus layer previously found in simulations of quasi-steady convection over the sea are found to be reproduced in this more strongly forced, unsteady case. Furthermore, the results are shown to be encouragingly robust, with similar results obtained with eight independent models, and also across a range of numerical resolutions. The datasets produced are already being used in the development and evaluation of parametrizations used in numerical weather-prediction and climate models.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1075-1093
Number of pages	19
Journal	Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
Volume	128
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1256/003590002320373210
State	Published - Apr 2002
Externally published	Yes

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ARM
GCSS
Intercomparison

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Brown, A. R., Cederwall, R. T., Chlond, A., Duynkerke, P. G., Golaz, J. C., Khairoutdinov, M., Lewellen, D. C., Lock, A. P., MacVean, M. K., Moeng, C. H., Neggers, R. A. J., Siebesma, A. P., & Stevens, B. (2002). Large-eddy simulation of the diurnal cycle of shallow cumulus convection over land. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 128, 1075-1093. https://doi.org/10.1256/003590002320373210

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Large-eddy simulation of the diurnal cycle of shallow cumulus convection over land

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