NDLI: Proof of the monotonicity of grid size and its application in grid-size selection for mesoscale models

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Author	Wang, Chengxin Gao, Shouting Ran, Lingkun Liang, Li
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Terrain characteristics can be accurately represented in spectrum space. Terrain spectra can quantitatively reflect the effect of topographic dynamic forcing on the atmosphere. In wavelength space, topographic spectral energy decreases with decreasing wavelength, in spite of several departures. This relationship is approximated by an exponential function. A power law relationship between the terrain height spectra and wavelength is fitted by the least-squares method, and the fitting slope is associated with grid-size selection for mesoscale models. The monotonicity of grid size is investigated, and it is strictly proved that grid size increases with increasing fitting exponent, indicating that the universal grid size is determined by the minimum fitting exponent. An example of landslide-prone areas in western Sichuan is given, and the universal grid spacing of 4.1 km is shown to be a requirement to resolve 90% of terrain height variance for mesoscale models, without resorting to the parameterization of subgrid-scale terrain variance. Comparison among results of different simulations shows that the simulations estimate the observed precipitation well when using a resolution of 4.1 km or finer. Although the main flow patterns are similar, finer grids produce more complex patterns that show divergence zones, convergence zones and vortices. Horizontal grid size significantly affects the vertical structure of the convective boundary layer. Stronger vertical wind components are simulated for finer grid resolutions. In particular, noticeable sinking airflows over mountains are captured for those model configurations.
Starting Page	1005
Ending Page	1015
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	02561530
Journal	Advances in Atmospheric Sciences
Volume Number	32
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	18619533
Language	English
Publisher	Science Press
Publisher Date	2015-04-29
Publisher Place	Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	terrain spectra monotonically increasing function fitting exponent the universal grid size model sensitivity Atmospheric Sciences Meteorology Geophysics/Geodesy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Atmospheric Science

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