Implementation of a stochastic eddy-diffusivity/mass-flux parameterization into the Navy Global environmental model

Weather and Forecasting

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1374-1390

  Sušelj, Kay ^a   Hogan, Timothy F ^b   Teixeira, João ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Convective parameterization; Parameterization; Stochastic models; Subgrid scale processes

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; DIFFUSION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TURBULENT FLOW; WEATHER FORECASTING;

COHERENT STRUCTURE; CONVECTIVE PARAMETERIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MODEL; FLUX PARAMETERIZATION; SHALLOW CONVECTION; SINGLE-COLUMN MODEL; SUB-GRID SCALE PROCESS; WEATHER FORECASTING MODEL;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; CUMULUS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PARAMETERIZATION; STOCHASTICITY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84919673352     PISSN: 08828156     EISSN: 15200434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-14-00043.1     Document Type: Article

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