Improving the representation of shallow cumulus convection with the simplified-higher-order-closure–mass-flux (SHOC+MF v1.0) approach
Abstract
Abstract. Parameterized boundary layer turbulence and moist convection remain some of the largest sources of uncertainty in general circulation models. High-resolution climate modeling aims to reduce that uncertainty by explicitly attempting to resolve deep moist convective motions. An example of such a model is the Simple Cloud-Resolving E3SM Atmosphere Model (SCREAM) with a target global resolution of 3.25 km, allowing for a more accurate representation of complex mesoscale deep convective dynamics. Yet, small-scale planetary boundary layer turbulence and shallow convection still need to be parameterized, which in SCREAM is accomplished through the turbulent-kinetic-energy-based (TKE-based) simplified higher-order closure (SHOC) – a simplified version of the assumed-double-Gaussian-PDF (probability density function) higher-order-closure method. In this paper, we implement a stochastic-multiplume mass-flux (MF) parameterization of dry and shallow convection in SCREAM to go beyond the limitations of double-Gaussian-PDF closures and couple it to SHOC (SHOC+MF). The new parameterization implemented in a single-column model type version of SCREAM produces results for two shallow cumulus convection cases (marine and continental shallow convection) that agree well with the reference data from large-eddy simulations, thus improving the general representation of the thermodynamic quantities and their turbulent fluxes as well as cloud macrophysics in the model. Furthermore, SHOC+MF parameterization showsmore »
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- Research Org.:
- University of California Los Angeles, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1968619
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1991539; OSTI ID: 2019556
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-855841
Journal ID: ISSN 1991-9603
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0019242; AC02-05CH11231; AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Geoscientific Model Development (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Geoscientific Model Development (Online) Journal Volume: 16 Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1991-9603
- Publisher:
- Copernicus GmbH
- Country of Publication:
- Germany
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; shallow convection; parameterization; Earth system modeling; SCREAM; E3SM; 58 GEOSCIENCES
Citation Formats
Chinita, Maria J., Witte, Mikael, Kurowski, Marcin J., Teixeira, Joao, Suselj, Kay, Matheou, Georgios, and Bogenschutz, Peter. Improving the representation of shallow cumulus convection with the simplified-higher-order-closure–mass-flux (SHOC+MF v1.0) approach. Germany: N. p., 2023.
Web. doi:10.5194/gmd-16-1909-2023.
Chinita, Maria J., Witte, Mikael, Kurowski, Marcin J., Teixeira, Joao, Suselj, Kay, Matheou, Georgios, & Bogenschutz, Peter. Improving the representation of shallow cumulus convection with the simplified-higher-order-closure–mass-flux (SHOC+MF v1.0) approach. Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-1909-2023
Chinita, Maria J., Witte, Mikael, Kurowski, Marcin J., Teixeira, Joao, Suselj, Kay, Matheou, Georgios, and Bogenschutz, Peter. Thu .
"Improving the representation of shallow cumulus convection with the simplified-higher-order-closure–mass-flux (SHOC+MF v1.0) approach". Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-1909-2023.
@article{osti_1968619,
title = {Improving the representation of shallow cumulus convection with the simplified-higher-order-closure–mass-flux (SHOC+MF v1.0) approach},
author = {Chinita, Maria J. and Witte, Mikael and Kurowski, Marcin J. and Teixeira, Joao and Suselj, Kay and Matheou, Georgios and Bogenschutz, Peter},
abstractNote = {Abstract. Parameterized boundary layer turbulence and moist convection remain some of the largest sources of uncertainty in general circulation models. High-resolution climate modeling aims to reduce that uncertainty by explicitly attempting to resolve deep moist convective motions. An example of such a model is the Simple Cloud-Resolving E3SM Atmosphere Model (SCREAM) with a target global resolution of 3.25 km, allowing for a more accurate representation of complex mesoscale deep convective dynamics. Yet, small-scale planetary boundary layer turbulence and shallow convection still need to be parameterized, which in SCREAM is accomplished through the turbulent-kinetic-energy-based (TKE-based) simplified higher-order closure (SHOC) – a simplified version of the assumed-double-Gaussian-PDF (probability density function) higher-order-closure method. In this paper, we implement a stochastic-multiplume mass-flux (MF) parameterization of dry and shallow convection in SCREAM to go beyond the limitations of double-Gaussian-PDF closures and couple it to SHOC (SHOC+MF). The new parameterization implemented in a single-column model type version of SCREAM produces results for two shallow cumulus convection cases (marine and continental shallow convection) that agree well with the reference data from large-eddy simulations, thus improving the general representation of the thermodynamic quantities and their turbulent fluxes as well as cloud macrophysics in the model. Furthermore, SHOC+MF parameterization shows weak sensitivity to the vertical grid resolution and model time step.},
doi = {10.5194/gmd-16-1909-2023},
journal = {Geoscientific Model Development (Online)},
number = 7,
volume = 16,
place = {Germany},
year = {Thu Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2023},
month = {Thu Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2023}
}
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