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An isentropic vertical coordinate model: Design and application to atmospheric frontogenesis studies
Authors:A Arakawa  C R Mechoso  C S Konor
Institution:(1) Present address: Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of California, 90024 Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract:Summary The isentropic vertical coordinate model developed at UCLA is briefly reviewed. The review includes an outline of the approach used to overcome technical difficulties in handling model layers with small mass.The model's performance is demonstrated by simulating the evolution of a middle-latitude baroclinic disturbance. During the evolution of the disturbance, sharp frontal zones are generated in the upper and middle troposphere with realistic tropopause folding. The extent to which different dynamical processes contribute to frontogenesis is analyzed.While the model successfully simulates frontogenesis in the upper and middle troposphere, it has a difficulty in simulating surface fronts. The difficulty arises due to the lack of degrees of freedom in surface temperatures since an isentropic vertical coordinate model requires a large number ofvertical layers to obtain a highhorizontal resolution at the lower boundary. This suggests the potential of a hybrid vertical coordinate, which approaches theta at upper levels and sgr at lower levels.With 12 Figures
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