Life‐cycle simulations of shallow frontal waves and the impact of deformation strain
Life‐cycle simulations of shallow frontal waves and the impact of deformation strain
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浅锋面波的生命周期模拟和变形应变的影响
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2006
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通讯作者:
S. Gray
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H. Dacre;S. Gray
The life cycle of shallow frontal waves and the impact of deformation strain on their development is investigated using the idealized version of the Met Office non‐hydrostatic Unified Model which includes the same physics and dynamics as the operational forecast model. Frontal‐wave development occurs in two stages: first, a deformation strain is applied to a front and a positive potential‐vorticity (PV) strip forms, generated by latent‐heat release in the frontal updraught; second, as the deformation strain is reduced the PV strip breaks up into individual anomalies. The circulations associated with the PV anomalies cause shallow frontal waves to form. The structure of the simulated frontal waves is consistent with the conceptual model of a frontal cyclone. Deeper frontal waves are simulated if the stability of the atmosphere is reduced.