KoreaCAM-EULAG February 2008 Implementation of a Non-Hydrostatic, Adaptive-Grid Dynamics Core in the NCAR Community Atmospheric Model William J. Gutowski,

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KoreaCAM-EULAG February 2008 Implementation of a Non-Hydrostatic, Adaptive-Grid Dynamics Core in the NCAR Community Atmospheric Model William J. Gutowski, Jr. 1, Babatunde J. Abiodun 1,2,3 and Joseph M. Prusa 1,4 1 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA 2 Federal Univ. Technology, Akure, Nigeria 3 University of Cape Town, South Africa 4 Teraflux Corp., Boca Raton, Florida, USA

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Outline Motivation Motivation Model development (CAM-EULAG) Model development (CAM-EULAG) CAM-EULAG vs. Existing Dynamics Cores CAM-EULAG vs. Existing Dynamics Cores Applications Applications

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Motivation

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Motivation: Scale Issues Regional features in global climate simulation often need accurate simulation encompassing a range of scales.

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Grid Adaptation (2) Dynamic GA: for features of interest storm tracks storm tracks hurricanes hurricanes squall lines squall lines convection convection tornadoes tornadoes … … One approach is to use grid adaptation (GA) in global models (1)Static GA: for areas of interest alternative to nested grid regional models advantages: consistent dynamics over high & low resolution areas consistent dynamics over high & low resolution areas small scale & large scale features fully coupled small scale & large scale features fully coupled

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Model Development: CAM-EULAG

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Coupled Model: CAM-EULAG Combines the numerical and mathematical rigor of the advanced dynamics core EULAG (Smolarkiewicz et al.) … … with the climate-system physics of the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Community Atmospheric Model, v3 (CAM3)

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008  The physics package includes radiation, boundary-layer, convection and cloud-physics routines.  Standard model has three hydrostatic dynamic cores: Finite Volume (FV), Eulerian Spectral (ES) and Lagrangian Spectral (LS)  For details see Collins et al. (2004). CAM3

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 CAM-EULAG: Coupling Thermodynamic pressure and temperature Thermodynamic pressure and temperature CAM vertical pressure velocity CAM vertical pressure velocity CAM tendencies: process-split coupling CAM tendencies: process-split coupling Parallel coding Parallel coding

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 CAM-EULAG: Baseline Simulation Tests  Aqua-planet (Neale & Hoskins, 2001) Ensure dynamic core and physics suites are well coupled.Ensure dynamic core and physics suites are well coupled. Compare results with current dynamic cores in CAMCompare results with current dynamic cores in CAM Further test static and dynamic GAFurther test static and dynamic GA  AMIP II: Full surface-atmospheric physics Fine tune CAM physics for EULAG dynamic coreFine tune CAM physics for EULAG dynamic core Compare results with observation and other modelsCompare results with observation and other models

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Comparison of Dynamics Cores

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Comparison of dynamic cores Cores: EULAG, FV and ESP Cores: EULAG, FV and ESP Experiment: Aqua-planet Experiment: Aqua-planet Forcing: Idealized, zonally symmetric SST Forcing: Idealized, zonally symmetric SST Horizontal resolutions : 2˚x2.5˚ [EULAG and FV] and T42 [ESP] Horizontal resolutions : 2˚x2.5˚ [EULAG and FV] and T42 [ESP] Vertical grid: 26 levels Vertical grid: 26 levels Time step: 600s (EULAG), 900s (FV and ESP) Time step: 600s (EULAG), 900s (FV and ESP) Initialization: Eulag started from rest, FV and ESP from their standard initial conditions Initialization: Eulag started from rest, FV and ESP from their standard initial conditions

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Westerly Jet cores: Westerly Jet cores: EULAG (55 m/s) FV (65 m/s) ESP (60 m/s) Easterly peaks: Easterly peaks: EULAG (10 m/s) FV (10 m/s) ESP (10 m/s) Zonally Averaged Zonal Wind

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Maximum updrafts: Maximum updrafts: EULAG (4.0 cm/s) FV (2.2 cm/s) ESP (1.8 cm/s) Updraft locations: Updraft locations: ~ + 3˚ off equator Zonally Averaged Vertical Wind

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Precipitation

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Tropical Precipitation vs. Time/Longitude > 7 mm/d > 9 mm/d > 7 mm/d > 9 mm/d Tropical Precipitation (averaged over 10˚ S - 10˚ N) DAYS 80 Longitude Periods EUL ~ 30 d FV > 45 d ESP ~ 22 d 40

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 (D. Williamson, NCAR, 2007) Power Spectra: Kinetic Energy

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Applications

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Simulation with Static GA: Grids 90 (lat) x 144 (lon) 1. Uniform (2˚) 2.Meridional Double Nest (DBL) 3.Zonal Stretch + Meridional Double Nest (DBS)

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Simulation with Static GA: Zonal Flow & Precipitation Versus Uniform 1. Jets about 1˚ closer to equator 2.DBL jet stronger by about 5 m/s 3.Layer of equatorial westerly flow 4.Precipitation slightly weaker No abrupt changes in structure

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Precipitation vs. Latitude: Uniform Grids Double Maximum Different Magnitude Broader Hadley Cell Resolutions: LU = 4˚ meridional (2˚ zonal) LU = 4˚ meridional (2˚ zonal) HU = 2˚ meridional (2˚ zonal) HU = 2˚ meridional (2˚ zonal)

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Precipitation vs. Latitude Extratropical changes in resolution Extratropical changes in resolution Expand width of tropical high resolution region Expand width of tropical high resolution region Tropical changes in resolution Tropical changes in resolution

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Precip. Power Spectra: Symmetric Waves

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Precip. Power Spectra: Anti-symmetric Waves

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Resolution of Tropical Waves (Power vs. Latitude)

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Additional Simulations

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Dynamic GA: Tracking a Tropical Vortex

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 High Resolution Grid over West Africa

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Summary  CAM3 coupled to a non-hydrostatic dynamic core with capability for both static and dynamic grid adaptation (EULAG)  CAM-EULAG aqua-planet simulation agrees well with standard CAM3  ICTZ features linked to resolving tropical and extratropical waves

EULAG Meeting CAM-EULAG October 2008 Thank you! Abiodun, B.J., J.M. Prusa and W.J. Gutowski, 2008: Implementation of a Non- hydrostatic, Adaptive-Grid Dynamics Core in CAM3. Part I: Comparison of Dynamics Cores in Aqua-Planet Simulations. Clim. Dynamics [DOI /s y]. Abiodun, B.J., W.J. Gutowski and J.M. Prusa, 2008: Implementation of a Non- hydrostatic, Adaptive-Grid Dynamics Core in CAM3. Part II: Dynamical Influences on ITCZ Behavior and Tropical Precipitation. Clim. Dynamics [DOI /s x].