OCEAN_LES
Case description
Large Eddy Simulation of the oceanic atmospheric boundary layer. Simulates marine stratocumulus with ocean coupling.
Configuration
Parameter |
Value |
|---|---|
Category |
Idealized cases |
Grid type |
Cartesian |
Horizontal resolution |
125m |
Domain size |
128x128 grid points |
Vertical levels |
100 |
Initial condition |
Idealized ocean (IDEALOCE) |
Surface |
Flat (FLAT) |
Equation system |
LHE |
Ocean model |
LOCEAN=.TRUE. |
Boussinesq approximation |
Enabled |
Steps
Step |
Script |
|---|---|
001_prep_ideal_case |
run_prep_ideal_case_xyz |
002_run1 |
run_mesonh_xyz |
004_run2 |
run_mesonh_xyz |
Specificities
Scientific specificities - Oceanic LES - Marine boundary layer - Cloud-top mixing - Ocean coupling
Technical specificities - Cyclic boundary conditions - Thin shell approximation
Validation
Boundary layer structure
Cloud properties
Numerical ressources
HPC: 8 nodes, 64 cores (MPI parallel)
References
Stevens et al. (1999)