COPT81
Case description
The COPT81 case is a two-dimensional tropical deep convection case based on the 1981 COPT (Convection Promotion Tensisphere) campaign in the Caribbean.
Configuration
Parameter |
Value |
|---|---|
Category |
Idealized cases |
Dynamics |
2D non-hydrostatic |
Horizontal grid spacing |
1.25 km (320x1) |
Vertical levels |
46 |
Integration length |
10800 s (3 hours) |
Time step |
5 s |
Turbulence |
TKEL (3D) |
Cloud scheme |
LIMA |
Deep convection |
NONE |
Radiation |
NONE |
Declination
Configuration |
Cloud scheme |
Description |
|---|---|---|
COPT81_CART |
ICE3 |
Standard cartesian with ICE3 |
COPT81_CART_LIMA |
LIMA |
Cartesian with LIMA |
COPT81_MASK |
ICE3 |
Masked terrain |
COPT81_MASK_LRED |
ICE3 |
Masked with reduced resolution |
Steps
Step |
Script |
|---|---|
001_prep_ideal |
run_prep_ideal_case_xyz |
002_mesonh |
run_mesonh_xyz |
Specificities
Scientific specificities
2D tropical deep convection
Caribbean soundings
Deep convective transport
Cloud microphysics (ICE3 or LIMA)
Technical specificities
Cartesian 2D domain (320x1)
46 vertical levels
Open boundary conditions
Masked terrain variants
Validation
Vertical velocity profiles
Convective available potential energy (CAPE)
Cloud properties
Numerical ressources
Single CPU (1 node, 1 core)
References
Chauzy, S., Chong, M., Delannoy, A., & Despiau, S. (1985). The June 22 tropical squall line observed during COPT 81 experiment: Electrical signature associated with dynamical structure and precipitation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 90(D4), 6091-6098.