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Meso- and Fine-Scale Modeling over Complex Terrain: Parameterizations and Applications

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This chapter discusses the current status, success, and especially challenges of applying mesoscale numerical models to simulate atmospheric processes over areas of complex terrain. These include thermally-induced circulations, gap flows, mountain waves, and boundary layer structure and evolution in mountainous regions. The choice of model configuration (e.g. choice of coordinate system, horizontal and vertical resolution, grid nesting, and lateral boundary conditions) and physical parameterizations (e.g. boundary layer, land surface, and radiation parameterizations) may affect the performance of mesoscale models in complex terrain. Application of large-eddy simulation (LES) to complex-terrain processes is also discussed. Examples of model simulations related to several recent field studies in mountainous areas are used to illustrate the issues and challenges.

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The authors are grateful for the support of National Science Foundation Grants ATM-0646299 and 0837860 (for SZ) and 0645784 (for FKC) (Physical and Dynamic Meteorology Program). A special thanks to Dr. Jerome Fast at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for preparing several of the figures used in the chapter and for useful discussions. The authors also thank the anonymous reviewers for their thorough review and constructive comments, as well as Mike Kiefer, Megan Daniels, Nikola Marjanovic, Jason Simon, and Bowen Zhou for their careful proofreading and suggestions.

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Zhong, S., Chow, F.K. (2013). Meso- and Fine-Scale Modeling over Complex Terrain: Parameterizations and Applications. In: Chow, F., De Wekker, S., Snyder, B. (eds) Mountain Weather Research and Forecasting. Springer Atmospheric Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4098-3_10

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