Affiliation:
1. Institute of Physics and Meteorology University of Hohenheim Stuttgart Germany
2. Institute of Soil Sciences—Department of Biogeophysics University of Hohenheim Stuttgart Germany
Abstract
AbstractThe Weather Research and Forecasting model was applied in a nested configuration from the convection‐permitting resolution of 2.5 km, via an intermediate resolution of 500 m down to the 100 m turbulence‐permitting scale to investigate the spatial and temporal evolution of the convective boundary layer and their interaction with the underlying land surface. This included detailed comparisons with observations collected during the Land‐Atmosphere Feedback Experiment, performed at the Central Facility in Oklahoma. The simulation was driven by the operational analysis of the European Center for Medium‐range Weather Forecasting for a cloud‐free case on 23 August 2017 for which the measurement operation was extended into the following night to include the evening decay of the daytime convective boundary layer. The mesoscale 2.5 km resolution was capable to represent the correct boundary layer height and its temporal evolution. Details of the morning and evening transitions between the nighttime and daytime boundary layer as well as its internal structure were only simulated by the 100 m turbulence‐permitting simulation. Although systematic differences between the simulation and lidar observations were found, the model captured the temporal and spatial structure and the statistics of turbulence rather well. Comparison with data from Eddy‐Covariance stations showed that the model was able to reproduce the evolution of many near‐surface meteorological fields. Systematically higher surface temperatures and related differences in the surface fluxes suggest weaknesses in the representation of land surface processes although the simulation was initialized with accurate and high‐resolution initial fields.
Publisher
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Subject
Space and Planetary Science,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous),Atmospheric Science,Geophysics
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