Evaluation of coastal Antarctic precipitation in LMDz6 global atmospheric model using ground-based radar observations

In the current context of climate change in the poles, one of the objectives of the APRES3 (Antarctic Precipitation Remote Sensing from Surface and Space) project was to characterize the vertical structure of precipitation in order to better simulate it. Precipitation simulated by models in Antarcti...

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Published in:Arctic and Antarctic Research
Main Authors: F. Lemonnier, A. Chemison, G. Krinner, J.-B. Madeleine, C. Claud, C. Genthon, Ф. Лемонье, А. Шемисо, Г. Кринер, Ж.-Б. Маделан, Ш. Кло, К. Жентон
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Государственный научный центр Российской Федерации Арктический и антарктический научно-исследовательский институт 2021
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Online Access:https://www.aaresearch.science/jour/article/view/352
https://doi.org/10.30758/0555-2648-2021-67-2-147-164
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Summary:In the current context of climate change in the poles, one of the objectives of the APRES3 (Antarctic Precipitation Remote Sensing from Surface and Space) project was to characterize the vertical structure of precipitation in order to better simulate it. Precipitation simulated by models in Antarctica is currently very widespread and it overestimates the data. Sensitivity studies have been conducted using a global climate model and compared to the observations obtained at the Dumont d’Urville coast station, obtained by a Micro Rain Radar (MRR). The LMDz/IPSL general circulation model, with zoomed configuration over Dumont d’Urville, has been considered for this study. A sensitivity study was conducted on the physical and numerical parameters of the LMDz model with the aim of estimating their contribution to the precipitation simulation. Sensitivity experiments revealed that changes in the sedimentation and sublimation parameters do not significantly impact precipitation rate. However, dissipation of the LMDz model, which is a numerical process that dissipates spatially excessive energy and keeps the model stable, impacts precipitation indirectly but very strongly. A suitable adjustment of the dissipation reduces significantly precipitation over Antarctic peripheral area, thus providing a simulated profile in better agreement with the MRR observations. В текущем тренде изменения климата на полюсах одна из задач проекта APRES3 (Дистанционное зондирование осадков в Антарктике с поверхности и из космоса) заключается в том, чтобы уточнить вертикальную структуру осадков и повысить качество их прогноза. Известные результаты моделирования осадков в Антарктиде базируются на данных с высокой степенью неопределенности и сильно разнятся. Исследование избирательной чувствительности расчета осадков проводилось на основе глобальной климатической модели и сопоставлялось с наблюдениями, полученными с помощью метеорадара (MRR) на береговой станции Дюмон-д’Юрвиль. Использовалась LMDz/IPSL-модель общей циркуляции с повышенной ...