An Intercomparison of Large-Eddy Simulations of the Stable Boundary Layer

By R. Beare, M. Macvean, Albert A. M. Holtslag, Joan Cuxart, Igor Esau, J. Golaz, Maria A. Jiménez, M. Khairoutdinov, Branko Kosovic, D. Lewellen and 7 more. 2004

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Large-Eddy Simulation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (2020, background): “The transition to using LES as a research tool to examine SBL physics coincided with a move towards the simulation of quasi-steady SBLs with conditions inspired by ABL observations.”
Stable Atmospheric Boundary Layers and Diurnal Cycles: Challenges for Weather and Climate Models (2013, background): “Overall progress in understanding and model formulations has been slow (e.g., Louis 1979; Beljaars and Holtslag 1991; Fernando and Weil 2010; Baklanov et al. 2011).”
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MicroHH 1.0: a computational fluid dynamics code for direct numerical simulation and large-eddy simulation of atmospheric boundary layer flows (2017, methodology): “becomes turbulent nearly instantaneously, but the resulting boundary layer depth and surface friction velocity are on the low side compared to the five models from Beare et al. (2006) which were run at this resolution.”
Single-Column Model Intercomparison for a Stably Stratified Atmospheric Boundary Layer (2004, unknown): “A simple shear-driven SBL case, already explored through a large-eddy simulation (LES) intercomparison (Beare et al., 2006), is chosen for a first evaluation of the performance of a number of operational schemes (that”
Formulation of the Dutch Atmospheric Large-Eddy Simulation (DALES) and overview of its applications (2010, background): “The GABLS focuses on the clear boundary layer, mainly on stable and transitional situations (Holtslag, 2006; Beare et al., 2006; Basu et al., 2008).”