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Liu, S., Zeng, X., Dai, Y. and Shao, Y. (2019). Further Improvement of Surface Flux Estimation in the Unstable Surface Layer Based on Large-Eddy Simulation Data. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos., 124 (17-18). S. 9839 - 9855. WASHINGTON: AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION. ISSN 2169-8996

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Abstract

The Monin-Obukhov similarity theory (MOST) is widely used for the surface turbulence flux-gradient relations in modeling and data analysis. Here we quantify multiscale turbulence processes by applying our newly developed analysis technique to large-eddy simulation data, and find that in the unstable surface layer, large convective eddies (with the scaling of boundary layer depth) and local free convection exist in addition to small eddies. An empirical MOST function (considering the last two processes only) is found to underestimate the surface friction velocity and heat flux both by about 30%. Much better results can be obtained using a function that explicitly considers all three processes. Generally, the nondimensional wind shear exhibits larger scatter and deviates more from the MOST than the temperature gradient. Based on these results, we propose the revised Sorbjan (1986, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120989) function (with coefficients determined from this study) for wind shear and MOST function for temperature gradient, for estimating surface fluxes in the unstable surface layer. The three-dimensional multiscale analysis method we develop in this study is of general nature and can be of interest for problems of three-dimensional multiscale process description in other disciplines.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Liu, S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Zeng, X. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dai, Y. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Shao, Y. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-133582
DOI:	10.1029/2018JD030222
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Geophys. Res.-Atmos.
Volume:	124
Number:	17-18
Page Range:	S. 9839 - 9855
Date:	2019
Publisher:	AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
Place of Publication:	WASHINGTON
ISSN:	2169-8996
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MONIN-OBUKHOV SIMILARITY; STRUCTURE PARAMETERS; MIXED-LAYER; MODEL; TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERE; VELOCITY; SPECTRA; LES; WIND Multiple languages Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/13358