Single-column model intercomparison for a stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer

Joan Cuxart; A. A.M. Holtslag; R. J. Beare; E. Bazile; A. Beljaars; A. Cheng; L. Conangla; M. Ek; F. Freedman; R. Hamdi; A. Kerstein; H. Kitagawa; G. Lenderink; D. Lewellen; J. Mailhot; T. Mauritsen; V. Perov; G. Schayes; G. J. Steeneveld; G. Svensson; P. Taylor; W. Weng; S. Wunsch; K. M. Xu

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Single-column model intercomparison for a stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer

Joan Cuxart, A. A.M. Holtslag, R. J. Beare, E. Bazile, A. Beljaars, A. Cheng, L. Conangla, M. Ek, F. Freedman, R. Hamdi, A. Kerstein, H. Kitagawa, G. Lenderink, D. Lewellen, J. Mailhot, T. Mauritsen, V. Perov, G. Schayes, G. J. Steeneveld, G. SvenssonP. Taylor, W. Weng, S. Wunsch, K. M. Xu

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The parameterization of the stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer is a difficult issue, having a significant impact on medium-range weather forecasts and climate integrations. To pursue this further, a moderately stratified Arctic case is simulated by nineteen single-column turbulence schemes. Statistics from a large-eddy simulation intercomparison made for the same case by eleven different models are used as a guiding reference. The single-column parameterizations include research and operational schemes from major forecast and climate research centres. Results from first-order schemes, a large number of turbulence kinetic energy closures, and other models were used. There is a large spread in the results; in general, the operational schemes mix over a deeper layer than the research schemes, and the turbulence kinetic energy and other higher-order closures give results closer to the statistics obtained from the large-eddy simulations. The sensitivities of the schemes to the parameters of their turbulence closures are partially explored.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	273-303
Number of pages	31
Journal	Boundary-Layer Meteorology
Volume	118
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-005-3780-1
State	Published - Feb 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

GABLS
Intercomparison
Mixing coefficients
Single-column models
Stably stratified flows
Turbulence parameterizations

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Cuxart, J., Holtslag, A. A. M., Beare, R. J., Bazile, E., Beljaars, A., Cheng, A., Conangla, L., Ek, M., Freedman, F., Hamdi, R., Kerstein, A., Kitagawa, H., Lenderink, G., Lewellen, D., Mailhot, J., Mauritsen, T., Perov, V., Schayes, G., Steeneveld, G. J., ... Xu, K. M. (2006). Single-column model intercomparison for a stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 118(2), 273-303. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10546-005-3780-1

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