A Framework to Evaluate Unified Parameterizations for Seasonal Prediction: An LES/SCM Parameterization Test-Bed

Abstract

The long term goals of this effort are (i) the development of a unified parameterization for the marine boundary layer; (ii) the implementation and evaluation 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 main goal of this particular project is to develop a framework to test and evaluate unified parameterizations in NOGAPS using Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) models. In particular we will: i) develop a Single Column Model (SCM) version of the latest operational NOGAPS that can be used to simulate GEWEX Cloud Systems Study (GCSS) case-studies; ii) use the LES developed at JPL to simulate the GCSS case-studies and to evaluate and develop parameterizations iii) develop an integrated framework to use the NOGAPS SCM and the LES model as a parameterization test-bed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2012
Accession Number
ADA574019

Entities

People

  • Joao Teixeira

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Case Studies
  • Clouds
  • Convection
  • Cumulus Clouds
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Fluids
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Large Eddy Simulation
  • Layers
  • Mechanics
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Beds
  • Transitions
  • Weather Forecasting

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers