NCAR Release of CAM‐SE in CESM2.0: A Reformulation of the Spectral Element Dynamical Core in Dry‐Mass Vertical Coordinates With Comprehensive Treatment of Condensates and Energy

Lauritzen, P. H.; Nair, R. D.; Herrington, A. R.; Callaghan, P.; Goldhaber, S.; Dennis, J. M.; Bacmeister, J. T.; Eaton, B. E.; Zarzycki, C. M.; Taylor, Mark A.; Ullrich, P. A.; Dubos, T.; Gettelman, A.; Neale, R. B.; Dobbins, B.; Reed, K. A.; Hannay, C.; Medeiros, B.; Benedict, J. J.; Tribbia, J. J.

doi:10.1029/2017MS001257

Title: NCAR Release of CAM‐SE in CESM2.0: A Reformulation of the Spectral Element Dynamical Core in Dry‐Mass Vertical Coordinates With Comprehensive Treatment of Condensates and Energy

Journal Article · Tue Jul 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2017MS001257· OSTI ID:1460605

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National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder CO USA
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook NY USA
Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque NM USA
Department of Land, Air and Water Resources University of California Davis CA USA
Ecole Polytechnique, UMR 8539, Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique/IPSL Palaiseau France
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science University of Miami Miami FL USA

Abstract It is the purpose of this paper to provide a comprehensive documentation of the new NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) version of the spectral element (SE) dynamical core as part of the Community Earth System Model (CESM2.0) release. This version differs from previous releases of the SE dynamical core in several ways. Most notably the hybrid sigma vertical coordinate is based on dry air mass, the condensates are dynamically active in the thermodynamic and momentum equations (also referred to as condensate loading), and the continuous equations of motion conserve a more comprehensive total energy that includes condensates. Not related to the vertical coordinate change, the hyperviscosity operators and the vertical remapping algorithms have been modified. The code base has been significantly reduced, sped up, and cleaned up as part of integrating SE as a dynamical core in the CAM (Community Atmosphere Model) repository rather than importing the SE dynamical core from High‐Order Methods Modeling environment as an external code.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: FC02-97ER62402; AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1460605

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1460607; OSTI ID: 1528868

Report Number(s):: SAND-2019-6821J

Journal Information:: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Journal Name: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems Vol. 10 Journal Issue: 7; ISSN 1942-2466

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