A Non-Hydrostatic Variable Resolution Atmospheric Model in ACME (Final Technical Report)

Abstract

The project goals are divided into five main tasks to be accomplished over three years: Task 1: Implement a nonhydrostatic atmospheric dynamical core in ACME (via HOMME) Task 2: Improve load balancing in variable resolution simulations by extending Zoltan. Task 3: Optimize implicit-explicit time integrators for overcoming the vertical acoustic wave CFL limitation Task 4: Validate the NH dynamical core with DCMIP and AMIP tests on uniform and variable resolution grids Task 5: Apply the NH dynamical core to study and parameterize turbulent mountain stress and orographic gravity wave drag with ultra-high variable resolution grids This report only concerns contributions from the UC Davis team, which includes Co-PI Paul Ullrich, GSR/Postdoc Jorge Guerra, GSR Alan Rhoades, GSR Shiheng Duan, and GSR Jennifer Piaseczny. From the above list, the UC Davis team is responsible for contributions to Tasks 1, 3, 4 and 5.