Large-Eddy Simulation of Stratified Turbulence. Part II: Application of the Stretched-Vortex Model to the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

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We would like to acknowledge discussions with J. Teixeira (JPL) and P. Dimotakis (Caltech). We thank B. Stevens (Max Planck Institute for Meteorology) for making the UCLALES code available and for his assistance. We acknowledge M. Inoue (JPL) for contributions to the present LES code. The 3D radiative transfer calculations were performed by A. Davis and Z. Qu (JPL). Computational resources supporting this work were provided by the JPL Office of the Chief Information Officer and the NASA High-End Computing (HEC) Program through the NASA Advanced Super-computing (NAS) Division at Ames Research Center. 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.