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Large-eddy simulation of the diurnal cycle of shallow cumulus convection over land

  1. A. R. Brown1,*,
  2. R. T. Cederwall2,
  3. A. Chlond3,
  4. P. G. Duynkerke4,
  5. J.-C. Golaz5,
  6. M. Khairoutdinov5,
  7. D. C. Lewellen6,
  8. A. P. Lock1,
  9. M. K. MacVean1,
  10. C.-H. Moeng7,
  11. R. A. J. Neggers8,
  12. A. P. Siebesma8,
  13. B. Stevens9

Article first published online: 29 DEC 2006

DOI: 10.1256/003590002320373210

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Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volume 128, Issue 582, pages 1075–1093, April 2002 Part B

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Brown, A. R., Cederwall, R. T., Chlond, A., Duynkerke, P. G., Golaz, J.-C., Khairoutdinov, M., Lewellen, D. C., Lock, A. P., MacVean, M. K., Moeng, C.-H., Neggers, R. A. J., Siebesma, A. P. and Stevens, B. (2002), Large-eddy simulation of the diurnal cycle of shallow cumulus convection over land. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 128: 1075–1093. doi: 10.1256/003590002320373210

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  1. 1

    Met Office, UK

  2. 2

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA

  3. 3

    Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Germany

  4. 4

    Utrecht University, The Netherlands

  5. 5

    Colorado State University, USA

  6. 6

    West Virginia University, USA

  7. 7

    National Center for Atmospheric Research, USA

  8. 8

    Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, The Netherlands

  9. 9

    University of California Los Angeles, USA

*Met Office, London Road, Bracknell RG12 2SZ, UK.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 29 DEC 2006
  2. Article first published online: 29 DEC 2006
  3. Manuscript Revised: 7 DEC 2001
  4. Manuscript Received: 23 JUL 2001

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Keywords:

  • ARM;
  • GCSS;
  • Intercomparison

Abstract

Large-eddy simulations of the development of shallow cumulus convection over land are presented. Many characteristics of the cumulus layer previously found in simulations of quasi-steady convection over the sea are found to be reproduced in this more strongly forced, unsteady case. Furthermore, the results are shown to be encouragingly robust, with similar results obtained with eight independent models, and also across a range of numerical resolutions. The datasets produced are already being used in the development and evaluation of parametrizations used in numerical weather-prediction and climate models. © Royal Meteorological Society, 2002. A. R. Brown's, A. P. Lock's and M. K. MacVean's contributions are Crown copyright.

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