STERAO
Case description
Idealized deep convection case over the western tropical Atlantic with 1km horizontal resolution. Simulates the Stratosphere-Troposphere exchange in an Oceanic Region (STE/RAO).
Configuration
Parameter |
Value |
|---|---|
Category |
Idealized cases |
Grid type |
Cartesian |
Horizontal resolution |
1km |
Domain size |
160x160 grid points |
Vertical levels |
50 |
Initial condition |
Radiosounding (RSOU) |
Surface |
Flat (FLAT) |
Equation system |
LHE |
Boussinesq approximation |
Disabled |
Perturbation |
Thermal (TH) with 3K amplitude |
Steps
Step |
Script |
|---|---|
001_prep_ideal |
run_prep_ideal_case_xyz |
002_run |
run_mesonh_xyz |
Specificities
Scientific specificities - Deep convection in tropical atmosphere - Stratosphere-troposphere exchange - Clear-sky conditions
Technical specificities - High vertical resolution in upper levels
Validation
Vertical profiles comparison with observations
Numerical ressources
HPC: 4 nodes, 192 cores (MPI parallel)
References
Various Atlantic campaigns