Improved Simulation of the Polar Atmospheric Boundary Layer by Accounting for Aerodynamic Roughness in the Parameterization of Surface Scalar Exchange Over Sea Ice
A new, simple parameterization scheme for scalar (heat and moisture) exchange over sea ice and the marginal ice zone is tested in a numerical weather and climate prediction model. This new “Blended A87” scheme accounts for the influence of aerodynamic roughness on the relationship between momentum a...
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ftleedsuniv:oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:197422 2023-05-15T18:16:21+02:00 Improved Simulation of the Polar Atmospheric Boundary Layer by Accounting for Aerodynamic Roughness in the Parameterization of Surface Scalar Exchange Over Sea Ice Elvidge, AD Renfrew, IA Edwards, JM Brooks, IM Srivastava, P Weiss, AI 2023-03 text https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/197422/ https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/197422/1/J%20Adv%20Model%20Earth%20Syst%20-%202023%20-%20Elvidge%20-%20Improved%20Simulation%20of%20the%20Polar%20Atmospheric%20Boundary%20Layer%20by%20Accounting%20for.pdf en eng WIley Open Access https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/197422/1/J%20Adv%20Model%20Earth%20Syst%20-%202023%20-%20Elvidge%20-%20Improved%20Simulation%20of%20the%20Polar%20Atmospheric%20Boundary%20Layer%20by%20Accounting%20for.pdf Elvidge, AD, Renfrew, IA, Edwards, JM et al. (3 more authors) (2023) Improved Simulation of the Polar Atmospheric Boundary Layer by Accounting for Aerodynamic Roughness in the Parameterization of Surface Scalar Exchange Over Sea Ice. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 15 (3). e2022MS003305. ISSN 1942-2466 cc_by_4 Article NonPeerReviewed 2023 ftleedsuniv 2023-03-23T23:17:15Z A new, simple parameterization scheme for scalar (heat and moisture) exchange over sea ice and the marginal ice zone is tested in a numerical weather and climate prediction model. This new “Blended A87” scheme accounts for the influence of aerodynamic roughness on the relationship between momentum and scalar exchange over consolidated sea ice, in line with long-standing theory and recent field observations, and in contrast to the crude schemes currently operational in most models. Using aircraft observations and Met Office Unified Model simulations of cold-air outbreak (CAO) conditions over aerodynamically rough sea ice, we demonstrate striking improvements in model performance when the Blended A87 scheme replaces the model's operational treatment for surface scalar exchange, provided that the aerodynamic roughness over consolidated ice is appropriately prescribed. The mean biases in surface sensible heat flux, surface latent heat flux, near-surface air temperature, and surface temperature reduce from 25 to 11 W m⁻², 22 to 12 W m⁻², 0.8 to 0.0 K, and 1.4 to 0.8 K, respectively. We demonstrate that such impacts on surface exchange over sea ice can have a marked impact on the evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer across hundreds of kilometres downwind of the sea ice during CAO conditions in the model. Our results highlight the importance of spatiotemporal variability in the topography of consolidated sea ice for both momentum and scalar exchange over sea ice; accounting for which remains a key challenge for modeling polar weather and climate. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice White Rose Research Online (Universities of Leeds, Sheffield & York) |
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A new, simple parameterization scheme for scalar (heat and moisture) exchange over sea ice and the marginal ice zone is tested in a numerical weather and climate prediction model. This new “Blended A87” scheme accounts for the influence of aerodynamic roughness on the relationship between momentum and scalar exchange over consolidated sea ice, in line with long-standing theory and recent field observations, and in contrast to the crude schemes currently operational in most models. Using aircraft observations and Met Office Unified Model simulations of cold-air outbreak (CAO) conditions over aerodynamically rough sea ice, we demonstrate striking improvements in model performance when the Blended A87 scheme replaces the model's operational treatment for surface scalar exchange, provided that the aerodynamic roughness over consolidated ice is appropriately prescribed. The mean biases in surface sensible heat flux, surface latent heat flux, near-surface air temperature, and surface temperature reduce from 25 to 11 W m⁻², 22 to 12 W m⁻², 0.8 to 0.0 K, and 1.4 to 0.8 K, respectively. We demonstrate that such impacts on surface exchange over sea ice can have a marked impact on the evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer across hundreds of kilometres downwind of the sea ice during CAO conditions in the model. Our results highlight the importance of spatiotemporal variability in the topography of consolidated sea ice for both momentum and scalar exchange over sea ice; accounting for which remains a key challenge for modeling polar weather and climate. |
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Elvidge, AD Renfrew, IA Edwards, JM Brooks, IM Srivastava, P Weiss, AI Improved Simulation of the Polar Atmospheric Boundary Layer by Accounting for Aerodynamic Roughness in the Parameterization of Surface Scalar Exchange Over Sea Ice |
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Improved Simulation of the Polar Atmospheric Boundary Layer by Accounting for Aerodynamic Roughness in the Parameterization of Surface Scalar Exchange Over Sea Ice |
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Improved Simulation of the Polar Atmospheric Boundary Layer by Accounting for Aerodynamic Roughness in the Parameterization of Surface Scalar Exchange Over Sea Ice |
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Improved Simulation of the Polar Atmospheric Boundary Layer by Accounting for Aerodynamic Roughness in the Parameterization of Surface Scalar Exchange Over Sea Ice |
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Improved Simulation of the Polar Atmospheric Boundary Layer by Accounting for Aerodynamic Roughness in the Parameterization of Surface Scalar Exchange Over Sea Ice |
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Improved Simulation of the Polar Atmospheric Boundary Layer by Accounting for Aerodynamic Roughness in the Parameterization of Surface Scalar Exchange Over Sea Ice |
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improved simulation of the polar atmospheric boundary layer by accounting for aerodynamic roughness in the parameterization of surface scalar exchange over sea ice |
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https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/197422/1/J%20Adv%20Model%20Earth%20Syst%20-%202023%20-%20Elvidge%20-%20Improved%20Simulation%20of%20the%20Polar%20Atmospheric%20Boundary%20Layer%20by%20Accounting%20for.pdf Elvidge, AD, Renfrew, IA, Edwards, JM et al. (3 more authors) (2023) Improved Simulation of the Polar Atmospheric Boundary Layer by Accounting for Aerodynamic Roughness in the Parameterization of Surface Scalar Exchange Over Sea Ice. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 15 (3). e2022MS003305. ISSN 1942-2466 |
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