Towards Unifying the Planetary Boundary Layer and Shallow Convection in CAM5 with the Eddy-Diffusivity/Mass-Flux Approach

J. Kurowski, Marcin; Thrastarson, Heidar Th.; Suselj, Kay; Teixeira, Joao

doi:10.3390/atmos10090484

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Towards Unifying the Planetary Boundary Layer and Shallow Convection in CAM5 with the Eddy-Diffusivity/Mass-Flux Approach

2019
By J. Kurowski, Marcin ; Thrastarson, Heidar Th. ; Suselj, Kay ; ...

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Journal Title:

Atmosphere
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J. Kurowski, Marcin ; Thrastarson, Heidar Th. ; Suselj, Kay ; Teixeira, Joao
NOAA Program & Office:

OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; CPO (Climate Program Office)
Description:

The modular structure of the boundary layer and convection parameterizations in atmospheric models have long been affecting the numerical representation of subgrid-scale motions and their mutual interactions. A promising alternative, the eddy-diffusivity/mass-flux approach (EDMF), has the potential for unifying the existing formulations into a consistent scheme and improving some of the long-standing issues. This study documents a step towards developing such a unified approach by implementing a stochastic multi-plume EDMF scheme into the Community Atmosphere Model (Version 5.0).
Keywords:

Coarse-resolution Atmospheric Models Eddy-diffusivity/Mass-flux Approach Planetary Boundary Layer Shallow Convection Unified Convection Parameterizations
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Atmosphere, 10(9)
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https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10090484
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Journal Article
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