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The application of wave-activity conservationlaws to cloud resolving model simulations of
multiscale tropical convection
T. A. Shaw
Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematicsand Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory,
Columbia University
with T. P. Lane (University of Melbourne)
What is a wave-activity conservation law?
• A wave-activity conservation law is a relation of the form:
∂A
∂t+∇ · F = 0
→ A is a quantity that is conserved in the absence of forcing
and dissipation (in contrast to disturbance energy and enstrophy).
• Useful in the study of disturbances ξ′ (waves, eddies) to somebackground flow X i.e. ξ = X + ξ′ with A ∼ O(ξ′2).
• In midlatitudes one takes ξ = X (y , z , t) + ξ′(x , y , z , t) anddefines AMx = q′2/2Qy , which satisfies the conservation law
∂AMx
∂t+∇ · F = S with FMx = −u′v ′ j +
f0N2
v ′b′ k; S =1
QyS ′q′
where Q and q′ are the background and disturbance potential
vorticity and S includes both sources and sinks S ′.
Eliassen-Palm flux divergence� �
A = wave-activity densityF = wave-activity flux
Application to large-scale circulations
• Evolution of pseudomomentum flux during a baroclinic lifecycle:
Day 1 Day 5
Held & Hoskins (1985)
∇ · FMx < 0
∇ · FMx
Day 8
AMx
∂AMx /∂t < 0
∂AMx /∂t > 0
↗
←
∇ · FMx = −∂AMx
∂t
→ Transience of pseudomomentumdensity explains flux divergence
Application to the mesoscale
• On mesoscales one can consider disturbances to a verticallydependent shear-stratified flow.
→ Variables decomposed as ξ = X (z) + ξ′(x , y , z , t).
→ Disturbance is the mesoscale convection and waves and thebackground is a shear-stratified flow.
• The 2D pseudomomentum AMx wave-activity conservation law for a[u(z), θ(z)] background state is (Scinocca & Shepherd 1992):
∂AMx
∂t+∇ · FMx = SMx where
AMx =ρ0
θzω′θ′ − 1
2
ρ20
(θz)2
(uzρ0
)z
(θ′)2; FMx
(z) = ρ0u′w ′
in the small amplitude limit (can be generalized to finite amplitude).
→ Shaw & Shepherd (2008, 2009) derived the 3D conservation lawsand showed how the conservation laws impact the resolved-scale
flow in a climate model.
gravity wave vorticity wave
Application to mesoscale momentum transfer
• Pseudomomentum transfers involve two important mesoscaleprocesses:
→ Convective momentum transport (CMT); transport associatedwith tilted convective structures (Moncrieff 1992).
→ Gravity wave momentum transport (GWMT); transportassociated with vertically propagating gravity waves.
→ Processes currently parameterized independently in climate
models, which is inconsistent.
• Here we diagnose pseudomomentum wave-activityconservation law from the cloud resolving model simulationsof Lane & Moncrieff (2008, 2010).
→ Assess the cause of the vertical momentum flux convergencei.e. transience versus source/sink non-conservative term.
Cloud resolving model simulations
• Cloud resolving model is the anelastic model of Clark et al.(1996)
→ Two-dimensional domain: 2000 km wide and 40 km deep with∆x=1 km and ∆z = 50 m to 200 m.
→ The imposed thermodynamicsounding was observed over theTiwi Islands, Australia.
→ The imposed zonal wind iseither zero (U00) or iswestward below 3 km(UMX5B).
→ Simulations run for 180 hours
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0
5
10
15
20
280 320 360 400 440K
0
5
10
15
20
z (k
m)
θ(z) u(z)
UMX5B↘ U00
↙
Momentum transfers in unsheared background
• In U00 simulation, shallow convection develops initially andeventually self-organizes into clusters which propagate at 5m/s without a preferred direction
→ Convection is weakly organized.
-2 -1 0 1 2 3x10-3 Nm-2
0 5
10
15
20
z (k
m)
-2 -1 0 1 2 3Nm-1 s-1
0 5
10
15
20
z (k
m)
Total cloud column FMx
(z) F E(z) = p′w ′
1st EP theorem:p′w ′ = ρ0(U − c)FMx
(z)
dash-dot = 20-70hrdash = 70-120hrsolid = 120-170hr
GWMT
CMT
→
→
→
→
20hr
70hr
120hr
170hr
weakly organized
← time
← time
x (km)
Momentum transfers in unsheared background
• Phase speed versus height co-spectra for U00:
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
5
10
15 20
z (k
m)
-20 -10 0 10 200
5
10
15 20
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0 5
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15 20
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-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
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0
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z (k
m)
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0 5
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Time → 20-70hr 70-120hr 120-170hr
1ρ0FMx
(z)
1ρ0AMx
� Symmetric spectrum exceptbetween 120-170hr
� Flux changes sign aboveconvectively active region
� Flux broadens with height
� Pseudomomentum density AMx
changes between 10-15kmand below 2km
enhancednegativeflux
buoyancy vorticitycorrelations in a plumemodel
Lane (2008)
Momentum transfers in unsheared background
• Phase speed versus height co-spectra for U00:
Time → 20-70hr 70-120hr 120-170hr
1ρ0FMx
(z)
1ρ0AMx
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
5
10
15 20
z (k
m)
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Colors indicate upward propagation
� Upward flux does not changesign below convectively activeregion
-20 -10 0 10 20-1.5-1.0
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x10-3
ms-1
/ms-1
120-170hru′w′
↙upward
↖non-upward
upward
u′w ′
4 km
7 km
20 km
Momentum transfers in unsheared background
• Pseudomomentum flux convergence and its contributions
-0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2ms-1 day-1
0 5
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z (k
m)
-0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2ms-1 day-1
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-0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2ms-1 day-1
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-4 -2 0 2 4x10-3 Nm-2
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z (k
m)
-4 -2 0 2 4x10-3 Nm-2
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-4 -2 0 2 4x10-3 Nm-2
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Time → 20-70hr 70-120hr 120-170hr
1ρ0
∂FMx(z)
∂z (solid)
1ρ0
∂AMx
∂t (dash-dot)
� Divergence/convergencepattern below 10 km
� Source/sink term dominatesvertical transfer exceptbetween 12-14 km
∂FMx(z)
∂z = SMx − ∂AMx
∂t
FMx
(z) (solid)
∫SMx dz (dashed)∫∂AMx /∂tdz(dash-dot)
� Source/sink term dominatesbut there is cancellation
� Transient term usually > 0and significant up to 20 km
Momentum transfers in unsheared background
• Phase speed versus height co-spectra for U00:
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
5
10
15 20
z (k
m)
-20 -10 0 10 200
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-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0 5
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-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
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0
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z (k
m)
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0 5
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-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
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-20 -10 0 10 200
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Time → 20-70hr 70-120hr 120-170hr
1ρ0SMx
- 1ρ0
∂AMx
∂t
� Divergence/convergencepattern consistent with asource between 3-10km anda sink above 10km
� Transience provides a sourceat all vertical levels
contour = 0.025 m/s/day
∂FMx(z)
∂z = SMx − ∂AMx
∂t
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
5
10
15 20
z (k
m)
-20 -10 0 10 200
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-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
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0 5
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z (k
m)
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� The convergence for c > 0below 5km is not consistentwith upward propagation
� Transience contributionconsistent with upwardpropagation
Momentum transfers in unsheared background
• Phase speed versus height co-spectra for U00:
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
5
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15 20
z (k
m)
-20 -10 0 10 200
5
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-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0 5
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Time → 20-70hr 70-120hr 120-170hr
1ρ0SMx
- 1ρ0
∂AMx
∂t
� Divergence/convergencepattern consistent with asource between 3-10km anda sink above 10km
� Transience provides a sourceat all vertical levels
contour = 0.025 m/s/day
∂FMx(z)
∂z = SMx − ∂AMx
∂t
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
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z (k
m)
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� The convergence for c > 0below 5km is not consistentwith upward propagation
� Transience contributionconsistent with upwardpropagation
Momentum transfers in unsheared background
• Pseudomomentum flux convergence involves:
→ CMT which peaks at ±2 m/s below 8 km.
→ GWMT which peaks at ± 4-6 m/s from thesurface up to 20 km.
• Upward propagating part of spectrum is consistentbetween the two regions.
→ GWMT source is below 7 km.
• Transient signal near convective outflow from10-14 km which peaks at -4 m/s.
• Source/sink dominates below 8 km.
• Transient signal dominates aloft.
-20 -10 0 10 20-1.0
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Contribution to spectra
7km120-170hr
20km
solid=source/sinkdash=transience
source/sinklarge at low c
transiencedominates
� Transient contribution peaksat ± 5 m/s
� Source/sink contribution peaksbetween 2-6 m/s
Momentum transfers in the presence of low-level shear
• In the presence of low level wind shear the convectionbecomes organized; transitions from upshear propagating(positive tilt) to quasi-stationary (upright tilt) and finally tocloud clusters (negative tilt).
-10 -5 0 5 10 15x10-3 Nm-2
0 5
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z (k
m)
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0 5
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z (k
m)
Total cloud column FMx
(z) F E(z) − UFMx
(z)
dash-dot = 20-70hrdash = 70-120hrsolid = 120-170hr
GWMT
CMT
→
→
→
→
20hr
70hr
120hr
170hr
cloud clusters
quasi-stationary
upshear propagating
← time
← time
← time
x (km)
Momentum transfers in the presence of low-level shear
• Phase speed versus height co-spectra for UMX5B:
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
5
10
15 20
z (k
m)
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-5 0 5x10-3 Nm-2
0 5
10 15 20
z (k
m)
-5 0 5x10-3 Nm-2
0 5
10 15 20
-5 0 5x10-3 Nm-2
0 5
10 15 20
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x10-3
ms-1
/ms-1
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-0.5
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x10-3
ms-1
/ms-1
Time → 20-70hr 70-120hr 120-170hr
1ρ0FMx
(z)
∫1ρ0
FMx(z)
dc
� Spectrum no longer symmetric
U00UMX5B
� Non-upward flux contribution iszero above 7km
� Upward flux contribution islarge below 10km
broader
upward↙non-upward
↘≈ 0above7km
CMT > 0GMMT > 0
CMT < 0
GMMT < 0above 3 km
↙upward
↖non-upward
upward
u′w ′ 120-170hr
4 km
20 km
Momentum transfers in the presence of low-level shear
• Pseudoenergy flux co-spectra for U00 & UMX5B:
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
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z (k
m)
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Time → 20-70hr 70-120hr 120-170hr
F E(z)
F E(z)−
uFMx
(z)
� Spectrum symmetric for U00
� Flux weakens with time
� Broadening of westward partof the spectrum
� Enhanced upward propagationbetween 0-5 km
� Peak between -5 to -15 m/s
� Slight enhancement ofeastward part
����
Momentum transfers in the presence of low-level shear
• Pseudomomentum flux convergence and its contributions
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m)
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Time → 20-70hr 70-120hr 120-170hr
1ρ0
∂FMx(z)
∂z (solid)
1ρ0
∂AMx
∂t (dash-dot)
� Transfers are much strongerin the troposphere
� Large transfers near thesurface
∂FMx(z)
∂z = SMx − ∂AMx
∂t
FMx
(z) (solid)
∫SMx dz (dashed)∫∂AMx /∂tdz(dash-dot)
AMx1
additionalvorticityterm����
� Balance between SMx andAMx
1 transience
� Flux FMx is on the order ofAMx
2 transience
Momentum transfers in the presence of low-level shear
• Phase speed versus height co-spectra for UMX5B:
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
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15 20
z (k
m)
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Time → 20-70hr 70-120hr 120-170hr
1ρ0SMx
- 1ρ0
∂AMx
∂t
� Divergence/convergencepattern consistent with asource between 3-10km anda sink above 10km
� Transience provides a sourceat all vertical levels
contour = 0.025 m/s/day
∂FMx(z)
∂z = SMx − ∂AMx
∂t
enhancedwestward
enhancedeastward
enhancedwestward
enhancedeastward
� The convergence for c > 0below 5km is not consistentwith upward propagation
� Transience contributionconsistent with upwardpropagation
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
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m)
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enhancedwestward
Momentum transfers in the presence of low-level shear
• Phase speed versus height co-spectra for UMX5B:
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
5
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15 20
z (k
m)
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Time → 20-70hr 70-120hr 120-170hr
1ρ0SMx
- 1ρ0
∂AMx
∂t
� Divergence/convergencepattern consistent with asource between 3-10km anda sink above 10km
� Transience provides a sourceat all vertical levels
contour = 0.025 m/s/day
∂FMx(z)
∂z = SMx − ∂AMx
∂t
enhancedwestward
enhancedeastward
enhancedwestward
enhancedeastward
� The convergence for c > 0below 5km is not consistentwith upward propagation
� Transience contributionconsistent with upwardpropagation
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enhancedwestward
Momentum transfers in the presence of low-level shear
• CMT transitions from positive to negative.
→ Consistent with convective regimes(Houze 2004).
• GWMT shows similar transition (LM10).
• Both show a broadened westward spectrumbetween 10-20 m/s.
→ Transience is responsible for the broadenedspectrum
→ Associated with transient updrafts in the
organized convection.
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Contribution to spectra120-170hr
7km
20km
solid=source/sinkdash=transient
� Transient contribution hasa much broader westwardspectrum
� Source/sink contribution hasa weaker broadening
20-70hr: CMT > 0GMT > 0
120-170hr: CMT < 0GMT < 0
FMx(z)
> 0FMx(z)
< 0
Momentum transfers in the presence of low-level shear
• When the convection is organized transient updrafts moverearward in the cloud frame creating a transient signal.
FMx(z)
< 0
� Transient updrafts moverearward relative to thecore
� Spectral bias arisesbecause tilted sourceprojects onto wavespropagating in thedirection of tilt
→ Effect of transient updrafts noted by Fovell et al. (1992)
Conclusions
• Pseudomomentum wave-activity conservation law can be used tounderstand the mesoscale transfers of momentum associated withconvection and gravity waves.
→ CMT and GWMT contributions can be isolated using upwardpropagation criteria (first Eliassen-Palm theorem).
→ Can be used to isolate CMT and GWMT and their sourcesand sinks in cloud resolving model simulations.
• Low-level shear significantly impacts the CMT and GWMTspectrum both above and below the tropopause.
→ Leads to a broadened phase speed spectrum.
→ Transience from the organized convection can be connected tosignals above the tropopause and cannot be ignored.
• CMT and GWMT should not be treated independently in climatemodels.
→ GWD parameterizations should account include transient sourcesand the effects in the source region.
Application to mesoscale momentum transfer
• Dispersion relation
(σ − Uk)2 − kUzz
k2 + m2(σ − Uk)− N2k2
k2 + m2= 0
• Long wave limit, e.g. k2 + m2 � Uzz/N2, vorticity waves:
σ ∼ Uk +kUzz
k2 + m2
• Short wave limit, e.g. k2 + m2 � Uzz/N2, gravity waves:
σ ∼ Uk +Nk
(k2 + m2)2
Application to mesoscale momentum transfer
• Pseudoenergy
AE = |v′|2 +ρ0
2
[1
(θz)2− ρ0u
(θz)2
(Uz
ρ0
)z
](θ′2)2 +
ρ0u
θzωθ′
with
F E(z) = cpρ0π′w ′ + ρ0u
′w ′
Pseudomomentum wave-activity conservation law
• The 2D pseudomomentum AMx wave-activity conservation law for a[u(z), θ(z)] background state is:
∂AMx
∂t+∇ · FMx = 0
where
AMx =ρ0
θzω′θ′ + (ω + ω′)
∫ θ′
0
[R(θ + η)− R(θ)
]dη
−ρ0
∫ θ′
0
[S(θ + η)− S(θ)
]dη
FMx
(z) = ρ0u′w ′ + w ′AMx
Application to mesoscale momentum transfer
• Phase speed versus height co-spectra for UMX5B:
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
5
10
15 20
z (k
m)
-20 -10 0 10 200
5
10
15 20
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0 5
10
15 20
-20 -10 0 10 200 5
10
15 20
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0 5
10
15 20
-20 -10 0 10 200 5
10
15 20
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0
5
10
15 20
z (k
m)
-20 -10 0 10 200
5
10
15 20
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0 5
10
15 20
-20 -10 0 10 200 5
10
15 20
-20 -10 0 10 20c (m/s)
0 5
10
15 20
-20 -10 0 10 200 5
10
15 20
Time → 20-70hr 70-120hr 120-170hr
FMx
(z)
F E(z)−
uFMx
(z)
� Spectrum is symmetric
� Non-upward flux contributionis zero above 7km
� Upward flux contribution islarge below 10km
Application to mesoscale momentum transfer
• In the presence of mid-level wind shear the convectionbecomes organized very quickly; cloud clusters (negative tilt)emerge and propagate eastward.
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10x10-3 Nm-2
0 5
10
15
20
z (k
m)
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3Nm-1 s-1
0 5
10
15
20
z (k
m)
Total cloud column FMx
(z) F E(z) − UFMx
(z)
dash-dot = 20-70hrdash = 70-120hrsolid = 120-170hr
GWMT
CMT
→
→
→
→
20hr
70hr
120hr
170hr
cloud clusters
Application to mesoscale momentum transfer
• Contribution of non-linear flux term to domain-averagedprofiles
-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.00 5
10 15 20
-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.00 5
10 15 20
-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.00 5
10 15 20
-0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2ms-1 day-1
0 5
10
15 20
z (k
m)
-0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2ms-1 day-1
0
5
10
15 20
-0.2 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2ms-1 day-1
0
5
10
15 20
Time → 20-70hr 70-120hr 120-170hr
∂FMx(z)
∂z
∂FMx(z)
∂z
Sources and sinks
• The source/sink terms in the wave-activity conservation lawsinvolve the source/sink terms on the mesoscale
SE = v′ · Sv + ρ0
[1
(θ0)2N2− ρ0u
[(θ0)z ]2·(uzρ0
)z
]θ′Sθ
− ρ0
Θzu ·[ω′⊥Sθ − θ′(∇× Sv)⊥
]DPx,y = − (ρ0)2
[(θ0)z ]2
(u
ρ0
)z
θ′Sθ −ρ0
Θz
[ω′⊥Sθ − θ′(∇× Sv)⊥
].
with
SE = v′ · Sv + ρ0θ′Sθ/(θ0)2N2 − u ·DPx,y
• The second term in SE is recognized as a term in the availablepotential energy budget since ρ0θ′Sθ/(θ0)2N2 = ρ0θ′w ′/θ0.