An Intercomparison of Large-Eddy Simulations of the Stable Boundary Layer
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- 作者：Robert J. Beare ; Malcolm K. Macvean ; Albert A. M. Holtslag ; Joan Cuxart ; Igor Esau ; Jean-Christophe Golaz ; Maria A. Jimenez ; Marat Khairoutdinov ; Branko Kosovic and David Lewellen ; et al.
- 关键词：Large ; eddy simulation ; Parametrization ; Resolution ; Stable boundary layer ; Subgrid model
- 刊名：Boundary-Layer Meteorology
- 出版年：2006
- 出版时间：February 2006
- 年：2006
- 卷：118
- 期：2
- 页码：247-272
- 全文大小：656 KB
文摘
Results are presented from the first intercomparison of large-eddy simulation (LES) models for the stable boundary layer (SBL), as part of the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment Atmospheric Boundary Layer Study initiative. A moderately stable case is used, based on Arctic observations. All models produce successful simulations, in as much as they generate resolved turbulence and reflect many of the results from local scaling theory and observations. Simulations performed at 1-m and 2-m resolution show only small changes in the mean profiles compared to coarser resolutions. Also, sensitivity to subgrid models for individual models highlights their importance in SBL simulation at moderate resolution (6.25 m). Stability functions are derived from the LES using typical mixing lengths used in numerical weather prediction (NWP) and climate models. The functions have smaller values than those used in NWP. There is also support for the use of K-profile similarity in parametrizations. Thus, the results provide improved understanding and motivate future developments of the parametrization of the SBL.