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Tomita et al. 2005

Tomita, H., Miura, H., Iga, S., Nasuno, T. and Satoh, M. (2005). A global cloud-resolving simulation: Preliminary results from an aqua planet experiment. Geophysical Research Letters 32: doi: 10.1029/2005GL022459. issn: 0094-8276.

Results from global simulations using a nonhydrostatic icosahedral-grid AGCM with cloud-resolving resolutions on an aqua planet are discussed. Results depend on the resolution. Simulations with grid intervals of 7 km and 3.5 km include many realistic features in the tropics: hierarchical cloud structures, a Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO)-like intraseasonal oscillation, and diurnal precipitation cycles. Global cloud-resolving simulations show promise for future climate research. Such models avoid the liabilities associated with cumulus parameterization.

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Keywords
Atmospheric Processes, General circulation, Mathematical Geophysics, Numerical approximations and analysis, Atmospheric Processes, Convective processes, Atmospheric Processes, Tropical meteorology, Atmospheric Processes, Mesoscale meteorology

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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