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2022
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http://hdl.handle.net/2128/30919 in citations.
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Observed and Modeled Mountain Waves from the Surface to the Mesosphere Near the Drake Passage
Observed and Modeled Mountain Waves from the Surface to the Mesosphere Near the Drake Passage
Four state-of-the-science numerical weather prediction (NWP) models were used to perform mountain wave- (MW) resolving hind-casts over the Drake Passage of a 10-day period in 2010 with numerous observed MW cases. The Integrated Forecast System (IFS) and the Icosahedral Nonhydrostatic (ICON) model we...
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Personal Name(s): | Kruse, Christopher G. (Corresponding author) |
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Joan Alexander, M. / Hoffmann, Lars / Niekerk, Annelize van / Polichtchouk, Inna / Bacmeister, Julio T. / Holt, Laura / Plougonven, Riwal / Šácha, Petr / Wright, Corwin / Sato, Kaoru / Shibuya, Ryosuke / Gisinger, Sonja / Ern, Manfred / Meyer, Catrin / Stein, Olaf | |
Contributing Institute: |
Stratosphäre; IEK-7 Jülich Supercomputing Center; JSC |
Published in: | Journal of the atmospheric sciences, 79 (2022) 4, S. 909–932 |
Imprint: |
Boston, Mass.
American Meteorological Soc.
2022
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DOI: |
10.1175/JAS-D-21-0252.1 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Climate Feedbacks Domain-Specific Simulation & Data Life Cycle Labs (SDLs) and Research Groups |
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Published on 2022-03-16. Available in OpenAccess from 2023-03-16. Published on 2022-03-16. Available in OpenAccess from 2023-03-16. |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Please use the identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-21-0252.1 in citations.
Four state-of-the-science numerical weather prediction (NWP) models were used to perform mountain wave- (MW) resolving hind-casts over the Drake Passage of a 10-day period in 2010 with numerous observed MW cases. The Integrated Forecast System (IFS) and the Icosahedral Nonhydrostatic (ICON) model were run at Δx ≈ 9 and 13 km globally. TheWeather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model and the Met Office Unified Model (UM) were both configured with a Δx = 3 km regional domain. All domains had tops near 1 Pa (z ≈ 80 km). These deep domains allowed quantitative validation against Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (AIRS) observations, accounting for observation time, viewing geometry, and radiative transfer.All models reproduced observed middle-atmosphere MWs with remarkable skill. Increased horizontal resolution improved validations. Still, all models underrepresented observed MW amplitudes, even after accounting for model effective resolution and instrument noise, suggesting even at Δx ≈ 3 km resolution, small-scale MWs are under-resolved and/or over-diffused. MWdrag parameterizations are still necessary in NWP models at current operational resolutions of Δx ≈ 10 km. Upper GW sponge layers in the operationally configured models significantly, artificially reduced MW amplitudes in the upper stratosphere and mesosphere. In the IFS, parameterized GW drags partly compensated this deficiency, but still, total drags were ≈ 6 time smaller than that resolved at Δx ≈ 3 km. Meridionally propagating MWs significantly enhance zonal drag over the Drake Passage. Interestingly, drag associated with meridional fluxes of zonal momentum (i.e. u'v') were important; not accounting for these terms results in a drag in the wrong direction at and below the polar night jet. |