The atmospheric boundary layer and the “gray zone” of turbulence: A critical review

R Honnert, GA Efstathiou, RJ Beare, J Ito… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Recent increases in computing power mean that atmospheric models for numerical weather
prediction are now able to operate at grid spacings of the order of a few hundred meters …

Crossing multiple gray zones in the transition from mesoscale to microscale simulation over complex terrain

FK Chow, C Schär, N Ban, KA Lundquist, L Schlemmer… - Atmosphere, 2019 - mdpi.com
This review paper explores the field of mesoscale to microscale modeling over complex
terrain as it traverses multiple so-called gray zones. In an attempt to bridge the gap between …

A description of the MYNN-EDMF scheme and the coupling to other components in WRF–ARW

JB Olson, JS Kenyon, W Angevine, JM Brown… - 2019 - repository.library.noaa.gov
The Mellor–Yamada–Nakanishi–Niino (MYNN)(Nakanishi and Niino 2001, 2004, 2006, and
2009) scheme was first integrated into the Advanced Research version of the Weather …

“Gray zone” simulations using a three-dimensional planetary boundary layer parameterization in the Weather Research and Forecasting Model

TW Juliano, B Kosović, PA Jiménez… - Monthly Weather …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Generating accurate weather forecasts of planetary boundary layer (PBL) properties is
challenging in many geographical regions, oftentimes due to complex topography or …

[HTML][HTML] A three-dimensional scale-adaptive turbulent kinetic energy scheme in the WRF-ARW model

X Zhang, JW Bao, B Chen… - Monthly Weather Review, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
A new three-dimensional (3D) turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) subgrid mixing scheme is
developed using the Advanced Research version of the Weather Research and Forecasting …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation of flow fields in complex terrain with WRF-LES: Sensitivity assessment of different PBL treatments

Y Liu, Y Liu, D Muñoz-Esparza, F Hu… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Simulation of Flow Fields in Complex Terrain with WRF-LES: Sensitivity Assessment of Different
PBL Treatments in: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology Volume 59 Issue 9 (2020) …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the impact of horizontal grid spacing in terra incognita on coupled mesoscale–microscale simulations using the WRF framework

RK Rai, LK Berg, B Kosović, SE Haupt… - Monthly Weather …, 2019 - journals.ametsoc.org
Evaluation of the Impact of Horizontal Grid Spacing in Terra Incognita on Coupled
Mesoscale–Microscale Simulations Using the WRF Framework in: Monthly Weather Review …

Explicit filtering and reconstruction to reduce grid dependence in convective boundary layer simulations using WRF-LES

JS Simon, B Zhou, JD Mirocha… - Monthly Weather …, 2019 - journals.ametsoc.org
As model grid resolutions move from the mesoscale to the microscale, turbulent structures
represented in atmospheric boundary layer simulations change dramatically. At intermediate …

[HTML][HTML] On the factors controlling the development of shallow convection in eddy-diffusivity/mass-flux models

K Suselj, MJ Kurowski… - Journal of the Atmospheric …, 2019 - journals.ametsoc.org
On the Factors Controlling the Development of Shallow Convection in Eddy-Diffusivity/Mass-Flux
Models in: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 76 Issue 2 (2019) Jump to Content …

Gray zone partitioning functions and parameterization of turbulence fluxes in the convective atmospheric boundary layer

CB Senel, O Temel, D Muñoz‐Esparza… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Here, we present the first attempt to fully represent three‐dimensional turbulence fluxes in
the “Terra Incognita” or the gray zone in other words. In order to derive partitioning functions …