Upgrades to the boundary-layer scheme in the met office numerical weather prediction model

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作者
Brown, A. R. [1 ]
Beare, R. J. [1 ]
Edwards, J. M. [1 ]
Lock, A. P. [1 ]
Keogh, S. J. [1 ]
Milton, S. F. [1 ]
Walters, D. N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Met Off, Exeter EX1 3PB, Devon, England
关键词
momentum mixing; numerical weather prediction; parametrization; wind turning;
D O I
10.1007/s10546-008-9275-0
中图分类号
P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
Recent upgrades to the boundary-layer scheme in the UK Met Office operational global Numerical Weather Prediction model are documented. These comprise a reduction in turbulent mixing in stable conditions over the sea, and the inclusion of non-local momentum mixing in convective conditions. The dependence of low-level winds on changing stability is shown to have been significantly improved. Crucially, it is also found that these improvements in local performance have been achieved without degrading the model skill in terms of synoptic evolution-something that has proved difficult to achieve in the past in many operational models. In fact some aspects of the large-scale flow (e.g. zonal mean winds) have been slightly improved.
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页码:117 / 132
页数:16
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