Collaborative Research: Unfolding the Link between Forest Canopy Structure and Flow Morphology: A Physics-based Representation for Numerical Weather Prediction Simulations

合作研究：揭示森林冠层结构与流动形态之间的联系：数值天气预报模拟的基于物理的表示

• 批准号: 1712538
• 负责人: Marc Calaf
• 金额: $ 22.85万
• 依托单位: University of Utah
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-08-15 至 2021-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1712538&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Unfolding; Link; between

Numerical weather prediction models are becoming indispensable for severe weather and air quality forecasts as well as for managements in river flows, wind energy, agriculture, and food security. Model results of near-surface weather parameters are routinely supplied to end-users either directly or with statistical post-processing. To produce more reliable numerical weather predictions, two main issues must be addressed: (i) numerical resolution and (ii) representation of the near-surface conditions that shape the local-weather. While advances in computation are enabling a better representation of real world conditions in numerical weather prediction models, representing the detailed vegetated canopy-atmosphere interactions remains a challenge. This is partially the result of canopy heterogeneities present at different scales whose variability significantly affects the near-surface region of the atmosphere. This near-surface region is host to a myriad of relevant meteorological processes such as fog, frost, dew, and turbulence in general, which if not accounted for, can distort weather forecasts. To tackle this limitation of current numerical weather prediction models, the focus of this research project is on understanding and quantifying the effect of vegetated canopy heterogeneities and developing new methodologies to properly account for them within numerical weather prediction models. This will be achieved through the synergy of wind tunnel measurements and high-resolution numerical simulations. With the acquired data, new canopy representations will be formulated that expand upon traditional relationships currently used in numerical weather prediction models such that the spatiotemporal variability of the flow in vegetated canopies can be well captured. This research project will improve the understanding and representation of the canopy-atmosphere interactions on a heterogeneous canopy cover. A better representation of canopies within numerical weather prediction models will lead to more accurate weather forecasts. This research project also provides learning experiences to graduate students and involves underrepresented undergraduate students in the STEM fields. The PIs lay out a plan that involves collaborations with the REFUGES program at University of Utah to increase the number of underrepresented minorities in academia.

数值天气预报模式在恶劣天气和空气质量预报以及河流流量、风能、农业和粮食安全管理方面正变得不可或缺。近地表天气参数的模式结果通常直接或经统计后处理后提供给最终用户。为了产生更可靠的数值天气预报，必须解决两个主要问题：(i)数值分辨率和（ii）影响当地天气的近地表条件的表示。虽然计算技术的进步使数值天气预报模型能够更好地代表真实世界的条件，但要详细地表示植被冠层与大气的相互作用仍然是一个挑战。这在一定程度上是由于不同尺度上的冠层不均匀性，其变异显著影响大气近地表区域。这个近地表区域是无数相关气象过程的宿主，如雾、霜、露和一般的湍流，如果不加以考虑，可能会扭曲天气预报。为了解决当前数值天气预报模型的这一局限性，本研究项目的重点是理解和量化植被冠层异质性的影响，并开发新的方法来适当地在数值天气预报模型中考虑它们。这将通过风洞测量和高分辨率数值模拟的协同作用来实现。利用获得的数据，将在数值天气预报模型中使用的传统关系的基础上制定新的冠层表示，从而可以很好地捕获植被冠层中流量的时空变异性。本研究项目将提高对非均质冠层上冠层-大气相互作用的认识和表征。数值天气预报模式若能更准确地反映冠层，天气预报便会更准确。该研究项目还为研究生提供学习经验，并涉及STEM领域代表性不足的本科生。PIs制定了一项计划，其中包括与犹他大学的难民项目合作，以增加学术界代表性不足的少数民族的数量。

项目成果

Dependence of near‐surface similarity scaling on the anisotropy of atmospheric turbulence

近地表相似尺度对大气湍流各向异性的依赖性

• DOI: 10.1002/qj.3224
• 发表时间: 2018
• 期刊: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
• 影响因子: 8.9
• 作者: Stiperski, Ivana;Calaf, Marc
• 通讯作者: Calaf, Marc

Large-Eddy Simulation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer

• DOI: 10.1007/s10546-020-00556-3
• 发表时间: 2020-08
• 期刊: Boundary-Layer Meteorology
• 影响因子: 4.3
• 作者: R. Stoll;Jeremy A. Gibbs;S. Salesky;W. Anderson;M. Calaf

Universal Return to Isotropy of Inhomogeneous Atmospheric Boundary Layer Turbulence

非均匀大气边界层湍流各向同性的普适回归

• DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.194501
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: Physical Review Letters
• 影响因子: 8.6
• 作者: Stiperski, Ivana;Katul, Gabriel G.;Calaf, Marc
• 通讯作者: Calaf, Marc

Scaling, Anisotropy, and Complexity in Near-Surface Atmospheric Turbulence

• DOI: 10.1029/2018jd029383
• 发表时间: 2019-02-16
• 期刊: JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
• 影响因子: 4.4
• 作者: Stiperski, Ivana;Calaf, Marc;Rotach, Mathias W.
• 通讯作者: Rotach, Mathias W.

Unstable turbulent channel flow response to spanwise-heterogeneous heat fluxes: Prandtl’s secondary flow of the third kind

不稳定湍流通道流对展向非均质热通量的响应：第三类普朗特二次流

• DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2022.15
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Journal of fluid mechanics
• 影响因子: 3.7
• 作者: Salesky, S.;Anderson, W.;Calaf, M.
• 通讯作者: Calaf, M.