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Kuang, Z., Blossey, P.N. and Bretherton, C.S. (2005). A new approach for 3D cloud-resolving simulations of large-scale atmospheric circulation. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2004GL021024. issn: 0094-8276. |
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We present a computationally efficient new method for simulating the interactions of large-scale atmospheric circulations with deep convection in a 3D cloud-resolving model. This is accomplished by reducing the scale difference between the large-scale and convective circulations. Our method, Diabatic Acceleration and REscaling (DARE), consists of accelerating all diabatic processes, reducing the planetary radius and increasing its rotation rate. A second useful interpretation of this rescaling, Reduced Acceleration in the VErtical (RAVE) is also presented briefly. The DARE/RAVE approach is expected to be useful for a wide range of problems involving interactions between large-scale circulation, deep convection, and associated cloud and radiation processes, whose investigation has long been plagued by deficiencies in cumulus/cloud parameterizations. Initial results from a near-global scale equatorial ¿-plane simulation using the DARE approach are briefly presented. |
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Keywords
Atmospheric Processes, Convective processes, Atmospheric Processes, Tides and planetary waves, Atmospheric Processes, Global climate models (1626, 4928), Atmospheric Processes, Ocean/atmosphere interactions (0312, 4504), Atmospheric Processes, Tropical meteorology |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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