Intercomparison and Interpretation of Single-Column Model Simulations of a Nocturnal Stratocumulus-Topped Marine Boundary Layer Export

@article{citeulike:590868, abstract = {Ten single-column models (SCMs) from eight groups are used to simulate a nocturnal nonprecipitating marine stratocumulus-topped mixed layer as part of an intercomparison organized by the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment Cloud System Study, Working Group 1. The case is idealized from observations from the Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus II, Research Flight 1. SCM simulations with operational resolution are supplemented by high-resolution simulations and compared with observations and large-eddy simulations. All participating SCMs are able to maintain a sharp inversion and a mixed cloud-topped layer, although the moisture profiles show a slight gradient in the mixed layer and produce entrainment rates broadly consistent with observations, but the liquid water paths vary by a factor of 10 after only 1 h of simulation at both high and operational resolution. Sensitivity tests show insensitivity to activation of precipitation and shallow convection schemes in most models, as one would observationally expect for this case.}, author = {Zhu, Ping and Bretherton, Christopher S. and K\&\#246;hler, Martin and Cheng, Anning and Chlond, Andreas and Geng, Quanzhen and Austin, Phil and Golaz, Jean-Christophe and Lenderink, Geert and Lock, Adrian and Stevens, Bjorn}, citeulike-article-id = {590868}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR2997.1}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1175/MWR2997.1}, journal = {Monthly Weather Review}, keywords = {singlecolumnmodel, stratocumulus}, month = {September}, number = {9}, pages = {2741--2758}, posted-at = {2006-04-19 01:06:12}, priority = {4}, title = {Intercomparison and Interpretation of Single-Column Model Simulations of a Nocturnal Stratocumulus-Topped Marine Boundary Layer}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR2997.1}, volume = {133}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:590868 L3 - citeulike-article-id:590868 N2 - Ten single-column models (SCMs) from eight groups are used to simulate a nocturnal nonprecipitating marine stratocumulus-topped mixed layer as part of an intercomparison organized by the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment Cloud System Study, Working Group 1. The case is idealized from observations from the Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus II, Research Flight 1. SCM simulations with operational resolution are supplemented by high-resolution simulations and compared with observations and large-eddy simulations. All participating SCMs are able to maintain a sharp inversion and a mixed cloud-topped layer, although the moisture profiles show a slight gradient in the mixed layer and produce entrainment rates broadly consistent with observations, but the liquid water paths vary by a factor of 10 after only 1 h of simulation at both high and operational resolution. Sensitivity tests show insensitivity to activation of precipitation and shallow convection schemes in most models, as one would observationally expect for this case. IS - 9 JF - Monthly Weather Review EP - 2758 TI - Intercomparison and Interpretation of Single-Column Model Simulations of a Nocturnal Stratocumulus-Topped Marine Boundary Layer VL - 133 SP - 2741 KW - singlecolumnmodel KW - stratocumulus AU - Zhu, Ping AU - Bretherton, Christopher AU - Köhler, Martin AU - Cheng, Anning AU - Chlond, Andreas AU - Geng, Quanzhen AU - Austin, Phil AU - Golaz, Jean-Christophe AU - Lenderink, Geert AU - Lock, Adrian AU - Stevens, Bjorn PY - 2005/09/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR2997.1 ER -