a 3-d finite-volume nonhydrostatic icosahedral model (nim) jin lee

A 3-D Finite-VolumeNonhydrostatic Icosahedral Model (NIM)

Jin Lee

Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL)

Aeronomy Lab.Climate Diagnostic center

Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic LabEnvironmental Technology Lab

Forecast Systems Lab

Chemical Sciences DivGlobal Monitoring DivPhysical Sciences DivGlobal Systems Div

GFDL,NSSL,ARL,AOML,GLERL,PMEL

Earth System Research Laboratory(ESRL)

Aeronomy Lab.Climate Diagnostic center

Climate Monitoring and Diagnostic LabEnvironmental Technology Lab

Forecast Systems Lab

Chemical Sciences DivGlobal Monitoring DivPhysical Sciences DivGlobal Systems Div

Modeling goal: to develop a non-hydrostatic icosahedral global model for weather and climate applications

GFDL,NSSL,ARL,AOML,GLERL,PMEL

Director, Dr. A.E. (Sandy) MacDonald

ESRL finite-volume Icos- models (FIM/NIM)

FIM (flow-following finite- volume Icosahedral model):

Target resolution ≥ 10 km A hydrostatic model consists of 2-D

finite-volume SWM coupled with hybrid σ-θ vertical solver.

A hydrostatic model for NCEP global model ensemble.

NIM (Nonhydrostatic Icosahedral model):

Target resolution : O(1 km) and beyond Extension of 2-D finite-volume integration

into 3-D integration on control volume defined on the height coordinate.

Use the latest GPU technology to speed up high-resolution model calculations.

ESMF

19 Apr 2011 4Global Modeling Program Review

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• Finite-volume Integrations on Local Coordinate

Novel features of FIM/NIM:

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Lee and MacDonald (MWR, 2009): A Finite-Volume Icosahedral Shallow Water Model on Local Coordinate.

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• Finite-volume Integrations on Local Coordinate• Conservative and Monotonic Adams-Bashforth 3rd-order FCT Scheme - - Lee, Bleck, and MacDonald (2010, JCP): A Multistep Flux-Corrected Transport Scheme.Lee, Bleck, and MacDonald (2010, JCP): A Multistep Flux-Corrected Transport Scheme.

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Novel features of FIM/NIM:

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• Finite-volume Integrations on Local Coordinate• Conservative and Monotonic Adams-Bashforth 3rd-order FCT Scheme• FIM: Hybrid σ-θ Coordinate w/ GFS Physics

- Bleck, Benjamin, Lee and MacDonald (2010, MWR): On the Use of an Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian Vertical Coordinate in Global Atmospheric Modeling.

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Novel features of FIM/NIM:

FIM forecasts initialized with GSI initial condition at 00 and 12 UTC

(comparisons of FIM and GFS 500 mb ACC)

• Interpolate GFS initial data to FIM model grid.

• Perform hydrostatic initialization.

• Perform 7-day fcst with dx~30km.

• Same initial condition, terrain & sfc parameters, physics package runing at similar model resolutions (dx~30 km)

Main dropouts from GFS in NHImprovement over GFS from FIM using same initial conditions.

120h NH 500 hPa fcsts -- Nov 2009 – Sept 2010

GFS better

FIM better

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• Finite-volume Integrations on Local Coordinate• Conservative and Monotonic Adams-Bashforth 3rd-order FCT Scheme• FIM: Hybrid σ-θ Coordinate w/ GFS Physics• Efficient Indirect Addressing Scheme on Irregular Grid - - MacDonald, Middlecoff, Henderson, and Lee (2010, IJHPC) : A General Method for MacDonald, Middlecoff, Henderson, and Lee (2010, IJHPC) : A General Method for

Modeling on Irregular Grids.Modeling on Irregular Grids..

Novel features of FIM/NIM:

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• Finite-volume Integrations on Local Coordinate• Conservative and Monotonic Adams-Bashforth 3rd-order FCT Scheme• FIM: Hybrid σ-θ Coordinate w/ GFS Physics• Efficient Indirect Addressing Scheme on Irregular Grid• Grid Optimization for Efficiency and Accuracy - Wang and Lee (2011, SIAM): Geometric Properties of Icosahedral-Hexagonal Grid on Sphere.

Novel features of FIM/NIM:

SBiR

SPDN

MGCL

Comparisons of Icosa-grids

Uniformity Regularity

SBiR 1.195 1.476

MBiR 1.175 1.405

SGCL 1.476 1.194

MGCL 1.446 1.135

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SPN MGC

Williamson etal.(1992) Case V: Zonal flow over Mountain

SBiR (G8/dt=45 sec)

MGCL (G8/dt=36 sec, blow up with dt=45)

Geostrophic adjustment of finite-volume Geostrophic adjustment of finite-volume A-grid model in inviscid and viscid flowsA-grid model in inviscid and viscid flows

Geostrophic adjustment ExperimentGeostrophic adjustment Experiment : Finite-volume A-Grid SWM: Finite-volume A-Grid SWM

Inviscide model simulation on hexagonal A-grid (dx~60 km)

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Geostrophic adjustment ExperimentGeostrophic adjustment Experiment : Finite-volume A-Grid SWM: Finite-volume A-Grid SWM

Inviscide model simulation on hexagonal A-grid (dx~60 km)

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Geostrophic adjustment ExperimentGeostrophic adjustment Experiment : Finite-volume A-Grid SWM: Finite-volume A-Grid SWM

Inviscide model simulation on hexagonal A-grid (dx~60 km)

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Geostrophic adjustment ExperimentGeostrophic adjustment Experiment : Finite-volume : Finite-volume AA-Grid Model-Grid Model

Inviscide model simulation on hexagonal A-grid (dx~60 km)( repeat same experiment)

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typical dissipation operator (small coefficient)

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Geostrophic adjustment ExperimentGeostrophic adjustment Experiment : Finite-volume : Finite-volume AA-Grid Model-Grid Model

+ typical dissipation operator (small coefficient)

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Inviscide model simulation on hexagonal A-grid (dx~60 km)

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Geostrophic adjustment ExperimentGeostrophic adjustment Experiment : Finite-volume : Finite-volume AA-Grid Model-Grid Model

+ typical dissipation operator (small coefficient)

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Inviscide model simulation on hexagonal A-grid (dx~60 km)

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The 2nd-order C-grid scheme over-amplifies mountain waves. Reinecke and Durran (MWR,2009)

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• Finite-volume Integrations on Local Coordinate• Conservative and Monotonic Adams-Bashforth 3rd-order FCT Scheme• FIM: Hybrid σ-θ Coordinate w/ GFS Physics• Efficient Indirect Addressing Scheme on Irregular Grid• Grid Optimization for Efficiency and Accuracy

• Novel Features of NIM:

-Three-dimensional finite-volume integration.

Novel features of FIM/NIM:

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3-D control volume box

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• Finite-volume Integrations on Local Coordinate• Conservative and Monotonic Adams-Bashforth 3rd-order FCT Scheme• FIM: Hybrid σ-θ Coordinate w/ GFS Physics• Efficient Indirect Addressing Scheme on Irregular Grid• Grid Optimization for Efficiency and Accuracy

• Novel Features of NIM:

-Three-dimensional finite-volume integration.

- Conservative flux formulation on height coordinate.

Novel features of FIM/NIM:

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• Finite-volume Integrations on Local Coordinate• Conservative and Monotonic Adams-Bashforth 3rd-order FCT Scheme• FIM: Hybrid σ-θ Coordinate w/ GFS Physics• Efficient Indirect Addressing Scheme on Irregular Grid• Grid Optimization for Efficiency and Accuracy

• Novel Features of NIM:

-Three-dimensional finite-volume integration.

- Conservative flux formulation on z-coordiante.

- 3-D volume Integration to calculate PGF.

Novel features of FIM/NIM:

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• Finite-volume Integrations on Local Coordinate• Conservative and Monotonic Adams-Bashforth 3rd-order FCT Scheme• FIM: Hybrid σ-θ Coordinate w/ GFS Physics• Efficient Indirect Addressing Scheme on Irregular Grid• Grid Optimization for Efficiency and Accuracy

• Novel Features of NIM:

-Three-dimensional finite-volume integration.

- Conservative flux formulation on z-coordiante.

- 3-D volume Integration to calculate PGF.

- Horizontal explicit, semi-implicit tri-diagonal solver

for vertically propagating acoustic waves.

Novel features of FIM/NIM:

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• Finite-volume Integrations on Local Coordinate• Conservative and Monotonic Adams-Bashforth 3rd-order FCT Scheme• FIM: Hybrid σ-θ Coordinate w/ GFS Physics• Efficient Indirect Addressing Scheme on Irregular Grid• Grid Optimization for Efficiency and Accuracy

• Novel Features of NIM:

-Three-dimensional finite-volume integration.

- Conservative flux formulation on z-coordiante.

- 3-D volume Integration to calculate PGF.

- Horizontal explicit, semi-implicit tri-diag solver

for vertically propagating acoustic waves.

- Runge-Kutta (RK4) for time discretization

Novel features of FIM/NIM:

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• Finite-volume Integrations on Local Coordinate• Conservative and Monotonic Adams-Bashforth 3rd-order FCT Scheme• FIM: Hybrid σ-θ Coordinate w/ GFS Physics• Efficient Indirect Addressing Scheme on Irregular Grid• Grid Optimization for Efficiency and Accuracy

• Novel Features of NIM:

-Three-dimensional finite-volume integration.

- Conservative flux formulation on z-coordiante.

- 3-D volume Integration to calculate PGF.

- Horizontal explicit, semi-implicit tri-diag solver

for vertically propagating acoustic waves.

- Runge-Kutta (RK4) for time discretization

- Fast GPUs to speed up calculation.

Novel features of FIM/NIM:

NIM 2-D test cases:(in 3-D model grid)

heat forced circulation,warm bubble,

density current (cold bubble),mountain waves,

Internal gravity waves (icos-grid)multi-months aqua-planet simulations (icos-grid)

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Comparisons of vertical solvers with the warm bubble simulation.

A rising thermal in an isentropic atmosphere.

t= 0.0 min t= 0.0 min Explicit .vs. Implicit tri-diag solvers

t= 14.0 min t= 14.0 min Explicit .vs. Implicit tri-diag solvers

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NIM density current simulation.

Negative buoyancy to initiate density current.

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2-D Mountain Waves (DCMIP case 2-1 with h=100 m, dx=500m, a=7km)

(Schar etal, 2002, MWR, Klemp 2011, MWR)

Internal Gravity Waves (DCMIP case 3-1, 3-D simulation on icosahedral grid)

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Same as that of FIM

To be used for medium-range weather forecast

Global/Regional Integrated Modeling system (YSU, Korea)

Reference : Hong et al. (APJAS 2012, in review)

Climate research high-resolution run

* In Namelist, Physics= ‘gfs’ or ‘grims’

Physics packagesPhysics packages

NIM 800-day aqua-planet simulationMODEL NIM/GRIMs

SST Zonally uniform, max. temp. on equator

Resolution G5 (∆x ~ 240 km)

Vertical 32 Stretch layers

Model top 25 km

∆t 20 min

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Preliminary ResultsPreliminary Results

Zonal Mean SSTZonal Mean SST

Hoskins et al. (1999), Tellus NIM

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Mean Zonal Wind (3-month)Mean Zonal Wind (3-month)

perturbation pressure

meridional wind

vertical velocity

MSLP + precip

MSLP + precip

MSLP + precip

MSLP + precip

MSLP + precip

MSLP + precip

MSLP + precip

MSLP + precip

MSLP + precip

MSLP + precip

NIM aqua-planet simulationglobal precipitation map NIM precipitation

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Microphysics sensitivities on model resolutions Microphysics sensitivities on model resolutions

• Microphysics : Reduction of precipitation in WSM3

• Resolution : G7 has more precipitation

• Pick : Large on the equator : Small on mid latitudes

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Final remarks and future outlook

•A 3-D f.-v. Nonhydrostatic Icosahedral Model (NIM) dycore has been developed and tested w/ mesoscale benchmarks

•Incorporated GFS and GRIMs physics packages into NIM dycore.

•Implemented NIM on GPU and CPU clusters.

•Aqua-planet simulations to test dynamics/physics interfaces.

•Test NIM for medium-range NWP at 30-km resolution initialized w/ GSI.

•Future NIM applications for hurricane track/intensity forecasts and intra-seasonal predictions.