Crossing Multiple Gray Zones in the Transition from Mesoscale to Microscale Simulation over Complex Terrain
Abstract
This review paper explores the field of mesoscale to microscale modeling over complex terrain as it traverses multiple so-called gray zones. In an attempt to bridge the gap between previous large-scale and small-scale modeling efforts, atmospheric simulations are being run at an unprecedented range of resolutions. The gray zone is the range of grid resolutions where particular features are neither subgrid nor fully resolved, but rather are partially resolved. The definition of a gray zone depends strongly on the feature being represented and its relationship to the model resolution. This paper explores three gray zones relevant to simulations over complex terrain: turbulence, convection, and topography. Taken together, these may be referred to as the gray continuum. The focus is on horizontal grid resolutions from ∼10 km to ∼10 m. In each case, the challenges are presented together with recent progress in the literature. A common theme is to address cross-scale interaction and scale-awareness in parameterization schemes. How numerical models are designed to cross these gray zones is critical to complex terrain applications in numerical weather prediction, wind resource forecasting, and regional climate modeling, among others.
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- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1529696
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1529180
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-764800
Journal ID: ISSN 2073-4433; ATMOCZ; PII: atmos10050274
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Atmosphere (Basel)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Atmosphere (Basel) Journal Volume: 10 Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2073-4433
- Publisher:
- MDPI
- Country of Publication:
- Switzerland
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; mesoscale modeling; microscale modeling; gray zone; terra incognita; complex terrain
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Chow, Fotini, Schär, Christoph, Ban, Nikolina, Lundquist, Katherine, Schlemmer, Linda, and Shi, Xiaoming. Crossing Multiple Gray Zones in the Transition from Mesoscale to Microscale Simulation over Complex Terrain. Switzerland: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.3390/atmos10050274.
Chow, Fotini, Schär, Christoph, Ban, Nikolina, Lundquist, Katherine, Schlemmer, Linda, & Shi, Xiaoming. Crossing Multiple Gray Zones in the Transition from Mesoscale to Microscale Simulation over Complex Terrain. Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10050274
Chow, Fotini, Schär, Christoph, Ban, Nikolina, Lundquist, Katherine, Schlemmer, Linda, and Shi, Xiaoming. Tue .
"Crossing Multiple Gray Zones in the Transition from Mesoscale to Microscale Simulation over Complex Terrain". Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10050274.
@article{osti_1529696,
title = {Crossing Multiple Gray Zones in the Transition from Mesoscale to Microscale Simulation over Complex Terrain},
author = {Chow, Fotini and Schär, Christoph and Ban, Nikolina and Lundquist, Katherine and Schlemmer, Linda and Shi, Xiaoming},
abstractNote = {This review paper explores the field of mesoscale to microscale modeling over complex terrain as it traverses multiple so-called gray zones. In an attempt to bridge the gap between previous large-scale and small-scale modeling efforts, atmospheric simulations are being run at an unprecedented range of resolutions. The gray zone is the range of grid resolutions where particular features are neither subgrid nor fully resolved, but rather are partially resolved. The definition of a gray zone depends strongly on the feature being represented and its relationship to the model resolution. This paper explores three gray zones relevant to simulations over complex terrain: turbulence, convection, and topography. Taken together, these may be referred to as the gray continuum. The focus is on horizontal grid resolutions from ∼10 km to ∼10 m. In each case, the challenges are presented together with recent progress in the literature. A common theme is to address cross-scale interaction and scale-awareness in parameterization schemes. How numerical models are designed to cross these gray zones is critical to complex terrain applications in numerical weather prediction, wind resource forecasting, and regional climate modeling, among others.},
doi = {10.3390/atmos10050274},
journal = {Atmosphere (Basel)},
number = 5,
volume = 10,
place = {Switzerland},
year = {Tue May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue May 14 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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