Implementation of a nonlinear subfilter turbulence stress model for large-eddy simulation in the advanced research WRF model

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 4212-4228

  Mirocha, J D ^a   Lundquist, J K ^a   Kosovic B ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Large eddy simulations; Model evaluation performance; Nonlinear models; Stress; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED RESEARCHES; COARSER RESOLUTION; EDDY SIZE; EDDY VISCOSITY; EDDY VISCOSITY MODEL; FLAT TERRAINS; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; HIGHER RESOLUTION; LOWER FREQUENCIES; MESH SIZE; NEAR-SURFACE STRESS; NEAR-WALL; NEUTRAL BOUNDARY LAYER; NON-LINEAR MODEL; NON-LINEAR TURBULENCE; SIMULATION RESULT; SPECTRAL POWER; STRESS MODELS; SUBFILTER SCALE; SUBFILTERS; TRANSVERSE RIDGE; TURBULENCE KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENCE STRESS; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS; WRF MODEL;

ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; KINETIC ENERGY; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; RESEARCH; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WEATHER FORECASTING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TURBULENCE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SANDFLY FEVER SICILIAN VIRUS;

EID: 78650211636     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010MWR3286.1     Document Type: Article

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