Unified Cloud and Mixing Parameterizations of the Marine Boundary Layer: EDMF and PDF-based Cloud Approaches

Abstract

The long term goals of this effort are (i) the development of a unified parameterization for the marine boundary layer; (ii) the implementation of this new parameterization in the US Navy NOGAPS model; and (iii) the transition of this new version of the NOGAPS model into operations at Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC). The objectives of this project are: i) to develop a unified parameterization for the Marine Boundary Layer (MBL) and ii) to implement and test this parameterization in the Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System (NOGAPS). This unified MBL parameterization will be based on two main components: (i) the Eddy-Diffusivity Mass-Flux (EDMF) parameterization of boundary layer mixing; and (ii) the Probability Density Function (PDF) cloud parameterization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2012
Accession Number
ADA574017

Entities

People

  • Joao Teixeira

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Case Studies
  • Clouds
  • Convection
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Flux
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Layers
  • Meteorology
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Surface Properties
  • Surface Temperature
  • Transitions
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Marine Mammal Biology