Journal article
A unified model for moist convective boundary layers based on a stochastic eddy-diffusivity/mass-flux parameterization
K Sušelj, J Teixeira, D Chung
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences | Published : 2013
Abstract
A single-column model (SCM) is developed for representing moist convective boundary layers. The key component of the SCM is the parameterization of subgrid-scale vertical mixing, which is based on a stochastic eddy-diffusivity/mass-flux (EDMF) approach. In the EDMF framework, turbulent fluxes are calculated as a sum of the turbulent kinetic energy-based eddy-diffusivity component and a mass-flux component. The mass flux is modeled as a fixed number of steady-state plumes. The main challenge of the mass-flux model is to properly represent cumulus clouds, which are modeled as moist plumes. The solutions have to account for a realistic representation of condensation within the plumes and of lat..
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Awarded by Office of Naval Research, Marine Meteorology Program
Funding Acknowledgements
The valuable comments of the three anonymous reviewers contributed to the improvement of the original manuscript. We acknowledge the support provided by the Office of Naval Research, Marine Meteorology Program under Awards N0001411IP20087 and N0001411IP20069, the NASA MAP Program and the NOAA/CPO MAPP Program. This research was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.