scholarly journals Evaluation of an LES-Based Wind Profiler Simulator for Observations of a Daytime Atmospheric Convective Boundary Layer

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1423-1436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danny E. Scipión ◽  
Phillip B. Chilson ◽  
Evgeni Fedorovich ◽  
Robert D. Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Convective Boundary Layer ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Radar Data ◽  
Radar Signal ◽  
Wind Fields ◽  
Convective Boundary ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Signal Processing Algorithms

Abstract The daytime atmospheric convective boundary layer (CBL) is characterized by strong turbulence that is primarily caused by buoyancy forced from the heated underlying surface. The present study considers a combination of a virtual radar and large eddy simulation (LES) techniques to characterize the CBL. Data representative of a daytime CBL with wind shear were generated by LES and used in the virtual boundary layer radar (BLR) with both vertical and multiple off-vertical beams and frequencies. To evaluate the virtual radar, a multiple radar experiment (MRE) was conducted using five virtual radars with common resolution volumes at two different altitudes. Three-dimensional wind fields were retrieved from the virtual radar data and compared with the LES output. It is shown that data produced from the virtual BLR are representative of what one expects to retrieve using a real BLR and the measured wind fields match those of the LES. Additionally, results from a frequency domain interferometry (FDI) comparison are presented, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the resolution of conventional radar measurements. The virtual BLR produces measurements consistent with the LES data fields and provides a suitable platform for validating radar signal processing algorithms.

scholarly journals Mid-latitude convective boundary-layer electricity: A study by large-eddy simulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 244 ◽  
pp. 105035 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.V. Anisimov ◽  
S.V. Galichenko ◽  
A.A. Prokhorchuk ◽  
K.V. Aphinogenov
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Convective Boundary Layer ◽  
Convective Boundary ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy

scholarly journals Comparison of Convective Boundary Layer Velocity Spectra Retrieved from Large- Eddy-Simulation and Weather Research and Forecasting Model Data

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy A. Gibbs ◽  
Evgeni Fedorovich
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Convective Boundary Layer ◽  
Wrf Model ◽  
Velocity Fields ◽  
Weather Research And Forecasting ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Convective Boundary ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Velocity Spectra

AbstractAs computing capabilities expand, operational and research environments are moving toward the use of finescale atmospheric numerical models. These models are attractive for users who seek an accurate description of small-scale turbulent motions. One such numerical tool is the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, which has been extensively used in synoptic-scale and mesoscale studies. As finer-resolution simulations become more desirable, it remains a question whether the model features originally designed for the simulation of larger-scale atmospheric flows will translate to adequate reproductions of small-scale motions. In this study, turbulent flow in the dry atmospheric convective boundary layer (CBL) is simulated using a conventional large-eddy-simulation (LES) code and the WRF model applied in an LES mode. The two simulation configurations use almost identical numerical grids and are initialized with the same idealized vertical profiles of wind velocity, temperature, and moisture. The respective CBL forcings are set equal and held constant. The effects of the CBL wind shear and of the varying grid spacings are investigated. Horizontal slices of velocity fields are analyzed to enable a comparison of CBL flow patterns obtained with each simulation method. Two-dimensional velocity spectra are used to characterize the planar turbulence structure. One-dimensional velocity spectra are also calculated. Results show that the WRF model tends to attribute slightly more energy to larger-scale flow structures as compared with the CBL structures reproduced by the conventional LES. Consequently, the WRF model reproduces relatively less spatial variability of the velocity fields. Spectra from the WRF model also feature narrower inertial spectral subranges and indicate enhanced damping of turbulence on small scales.

scholarly journals A large-eddy simulation of the phase transition of ammonium nitrate in a convective boundary layer

2013 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 826-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. J. Aan de Brugh ◽  
H. G. Ouwersloot ◽  
J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano ◽  
M. C. Krol
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Large Eddy Simulation ◽  
Ammonium Nitrate ◽  
Convective Boundary Layer ◽  
Convective Boundary ◽  
Eddy Simulation ◽  
Large Eddy
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