WRF exercise 1 Kessler μ-physics scheme vs Thompson μ-physics scheme Isaac Hankes Joseph Ching.
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Transcript of WRF exercise 1 Kessler μ-physics scheme vs Thompson μ-physics scheme Isaac Hankes Joseph Ching.
WRF exercise 1
Kessler μ-physics schemevsThompson μ-physics scheme
Isaac HankesJoseph Ching
Difference between Kessler and Thompson schemes
• Kessler scheme: warm rain- no ice, idealized microphysics, time-split rainfall
• Thompson scheme: 6-class microphysics with graupel, ice and rain number conc. Predicted (double-moment ice), time-split fall terms
• Kessler takes about 2.5 hours, Thompson takes about 5+ hours computer time for a 180-mins simulation.
Comparison (2): vorticity tendency
• There are four terms in the vorticity tendency equation: tilting, divergence, solenoid and advection terms. Comparison is made among schemes, time, and height level.
Max. Vorticity Time Series (s-1)
Thompson
Kessler
3-D Max Vorticity Time Series
Thompson
Kessler
Vorticity Tendency Terms
Kessler
Thompson
Max Vorticity by Level
Thompson
Kessler
Vorticity Tendency: 1km (90min)
**Kessler on left, Thompson on right for all contour plots**
Vorticity Tendency: 2km (90min)
Vorticity Tendency: 5km (90min)
Vorticity Tendency: 10km (150min)
Vorticity TendencyAll Terms: 2km (30min)
Conclusions
• Max vorticity peaks earlier in Kessler• Max vorticity generally higher vertically in
Thompson• Advective term dominates for both, strongest
at 10km• Right cell much more dominant in Thompson
(more realistic)• Kessler storms move faster