Shaw, T. A. and Shepherd, T. G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-9968
(2009)
A theoretical framework for energy and momentum consistency in subgrid-scale parameterization for climate models.
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 66.
pp. 3095-3114.
ISSN 1520-0469
doi: 10.1175/2009JAS3051.1
Abstract/Summary
A theoretical framework for the joint conservation of energy and momentum in the parameterization of subgrid-scale processes in climate models is presented. The framework couples a hydrostatic resolved (planetary scale) flow to a nonhydrostatic subgrid-scale (mesoscale) flow. The temporal and horizontal spatial scale separation between the planetary scale and mesoscale is imposed using multiple-scale asymptotics. Energy and momentum are exchanged through subgrid-scale flux convergences of heat, pressure, and momentum. The generation and dissipation of subgrid-scale energy and momentum is understood using wave-activity conservation laws that are derived by exploiting the (mesoscale) temporal and horizontal spatial homogeneities in the planetary-scale flow. The relations between these conservation laws and the planetary-scale dynamics represent generalized nonacceleration theorems. A derived relationship between the wave-activity fluxes-which represents a generalization of the second Eliassen-Palm theorem-is key to ensuring consistency between energy and momentum conservation. The framework includes a consistent formulation of heating and entropy production due to kinetic energy dissipation.
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Item Type | Article |
URI | https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/28733 |
Item Type | Article |
Refereed | Yes |
Divisions | Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Meteorology |
Uncontrolled Keywords | Climate models, Energy budget, Momentum, Parameterization, Subgrid-scale processes |
Publisher | American Meteorological Society |
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