Upgrades to the Boundary-Layer Scheme in the Met Office Numerical Weather Prediction Model |
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Authors: | A R Brown R J Beare J M Edwards A P Lock S J Keogh S F Milton D N Walters |
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Institution: | (1) Met Office, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK |
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Abstract: | Recent upgrades to the boundary-layer scheme in the UK Met Office operational global Numerical Weather Prediction model are
documented. These comprise a reduction in turbulent mixing in stable conditions over the sea, and the inclusion of non-local
momentum mixing in convective conditions. The dependence of low-level winds on changing stability is shown to have been significantly
improved. Crucially, it is also found that these improvements in local performance have been achieved without degrading the
model skill in terms of synoptic evolution—something that has proved difficult to achieve in the past in many operational
models. In fact some aspects of the large-scale flow (e.g. zonal mean winds) have been slightly improved. |
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Keywords: | Momentum mixing Numerical weather prediction Parametrization Wind turning |
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