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Convection‐Permitting Simulations With the E3SM Global Atmosphere Model
- Source :
- Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Vol 13, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2021.
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Abstract
- This paper describes the first implementation of the Δx = 3.25 km version of the Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) global atmosphere model and its behavior in a 40‐day prescribed‐sea‐surface‐temperature simulation (January 20 through February 28, 2020). This simulation was performed as part of the DYnamics of the Atmospheric general circulation Modeled On Non‐hydrostatic Domains (DYAMOND) Phase 2 model intercomparison. Effective resolution is found to be ∼6× the horizontal dynamics grid resolution despite using a coarser grid for physical parameterizations. Despite this new model being in an immature and untuned state, moving to 3.25 km grid spacing solves several long‐standing problems with the E3SM model. In particular, Amazon precipitation is much more realistic, the frequency of light and heavy precipitation is improved, agreement between the simulated and observed diurnal cycle of tropical precipitation is excellent, and the vertical structure of tropical convection and coastal stratocumulus look good. In addition, the new model is able to capture the frequency and structure of important weather events (e.g., tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones including atmospheric rivers, and cold air outbreaks). Interestingly, this model does not get rid of the erroneous southern branch of the intertropical convergence zone nor the tendency for strongest convection to occur over the Maritime Continent rather than the West Pacific, both of which are classic climate model biases. Several other problems with the simulation are identified, underscoring the fact that this model is a work in progress.
- Subjects :
- Convection
Global and Planetary Change
Physical geography
E3SM
convection permitting model
Mechanics
Atmospheric model
GC1-1581
Oceanography
general circulation model
GB3-5030
General Circulation Model
cloud resolving model
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental science
Earth system model
storm resolving model
Energy (signal processing)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19422466
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3bcdb54597a0e0f74297a359a0c819ee