Joint-velocity scalar energy probability density function method for large eddy simulations of compressible flow

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 035155
Author(s):  
Y. Almeida ◽  
S. Navarro-Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Probability Density Function ◽  
Probability Density ◽  
Density Function ◽  
Compressible Flow ◽  
Function Method ◽  
Large Eddy Simulations ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Joint Velocity

scholarly journals A new subgrid-scale representation of hydrometeor fields using a multivariate PDF

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian M. Griffin ◽  
Vincent E. Larson
Keyword(s):  
Probability Density Function ◽  
Probability Density ◽  
Density Function ◽  
Vertical Velocity ◽  
Lognormal Distribution ◽  
Large Eddy Simulations ◽  
Subgrid Scale ◽  
Microphysical Process ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Probability Density Function Pdf

Abstract. The subgrid-scale representation of hydrometeor fields is important for calculating microphysical process rates. In order to represent subgrid-scale variability, the Cloud Layers Unified By Binormals (CLUBB) parameterization uses a multivariate Probability Density Function (PDF). In addition to vertical velocity, temperature, and moisture fields, the PDF includes hydrometeor fields. Previously, each hydrometeor field was assumed to follow a multivariate single lognormal distribution. Now, in order to better represent the distribution of hydrometeors, two new multivariate PDFs are formulated and introduced. The new PDFs represent hydrometeors using either a delta-lognormal or a delta-double-lognormal shape. The two new PDF distributions, plus the previous single lognormal shape, are compared to histograms of data taken from Large-Eddy Simulations (LES) of a precipitating cumulus case, a drizzling stratocumulus case, and a deep convective case. Finally, the warm microphysical process rates produced by the different hydrometeor PDFs are compared to the same process rates produced by the LES.

scholarly journals A new subgrid-scale representation of hydrometeor fields using a multivariate PDF

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 2031-2053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian M. Griffin ◽  
Vincent E. Larson
Keyword(s):  
Probability Density Function ◽  
Probability Density ◽  
Density Function ◽  
Vertical Velocity ◽  
Lognormal Distribution ◽  
Large Eddy Simulations ◽  
Subgrid Scale ◽  
Microphysical Process ◽  
Large Eddy ◽  
Probability Density Function Pdf

Abstract. The subgrid-scale representation of hydrometeor fields is important for calculating microphysical process rates. In order to represent subgrid-scale variability, the Cloud Layers Unified By Binormals (CLUBB) parameterization uses a multivariate probability density function (PDF). In addition to vertical velocity, temperature, and moisture fields, the PDF includes hydrometeor fields. Previously, hydrometeor fields were assumed to follow a multivariate single lognormal distribution. Now, in order to better represent the distribution of hydrometeors, two new multivariate PDFs are formulated and introduced.The new PDFs represent hydrometeors using either a delta-lognormal or a delta-double-lognormal shape. The two new PDF distributions, plus the previous single lognormal shape, are compared to histograms of data taken from large-eddy simulations (LESs) of a precipitating cumulus case, a drizzling stratocumulus case, and a deep convective case. Finally, the warm microphysical process rates produced by the different hydrometeor PDFs are compared to the same process rates produced by the LES.

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