Mesoscale energy spectra for a simulated squall line Fuqing Zhang Rich Rotunno Y. Qiang Sun Groupmeeting 20150817.

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Mesoscale energy spectra for a simulated squall line Fuqing Zhang Rich Rotunno Y. Qiang Sun Groupmeeting

Where the work starts Nastrom and Gage 1985 Wavelength (km) K -3 K -5/3 With the inclusion of moisture, the horizontal kinetic energy spectrum transited from a steep -3 slope to - 5/3 at wavelength around 400km.

Convection systems develop a -5/3 slope at mesoscale HurricaneSquall line It means a lot, in the predictability sense! Limited PredictabilityUnlimited Predictability Rotunno and Snyder 2008

Proposed Hypotheses to explain the slope: Signature of sharp temperature fronts at tropopause Tulloch and Smith 2006 Stratified turbulence Linborg D Inverse cascade of energy injected at small scales Gage 1979 ; Lilly 1983; etc Dominated by inertia–gravity waves Callies et al 2014; Of course, all these hypotheses do not solve the problem! Thus it is interesting to check how the slope develop using a simple model !

Experiment design: Keep it simple! WRF idealized simulation for supercell: NO f 2 km resolution 600km x 600km domain Physics scheme: Morries microphys YSU pbl NO radiation Output every 30 seconds

Evolution of the slope Lower level (0-5 km)Upper level (5-10 km)Lower Stratosphere (12-15km)

Momentum Equation At each level, Advection term contains energy transfer process between different scales and energy Flux divergence from other height levels. Pressure term contains buoyancy term and energy Flux divergence from other height levels.

E(k)dE(k)/dtD(k) B(k) T(k) F(k) Spectral budget : domain integrated

Wavelength (km) B(k) T(k) D(k) dE(k)/dt Flux has no contribution. T(k) generally greater than 0 for each wavenumber, meaning kinetic energy is transferred from mean flow to each wavenumber. B(k) is strongest at smallest resolved scales, also have some contribution at system scale. Schematic for Spectral budget : domain integrated

Lower level (0-5 km)Upper level (5-10 km)Lower Stratosphere (12-15km) Downscale Upscale Similar slope at each level, yet very different process. Upscale process in the Lower Stratosphere. Downscale process in the Lower troposphere. Energy transfer from mean flow to the eddies in the Upper troposphere Schematic for Spectral budget : At different levels

Change of mean flow

Remaining Problems: Noisy E(k)dE(k)/dtD(k) B(k) T(k) F(k)

Remaining Problems: Wind Profile What happens if mean wind is 0 in the upper troposphere?

Remaining Problems: Boundary Condition Concern

Thank you !

Lower level (0-5 km)Upper level (5-10 km)Lower Stratosphere (12-15km) Downscale Upscale Similar slope at each level, yet very different process. Upscale process in the Lower Stratosphere. Downscale process in the Lower troposphere. Energy transfer from mean flow to the eddies in the Upper troposphere Schematic for Spectral budget : At different levels