3 The default version of this test case reproduces the
4 100 m resolution 2D gravity current. This test case
5 was the focus of a workshop. The results of this workshop
8 Straka et al, NUMERICAL-SOLUTIONS OF A NONLINEAR DENSITY-CURRENT - A
9 BENCHMARK SOLUTION AND COMPARISONS,
10 INT J NUMER METH FL 17 (1): 1-22 JUL 15 1993
12 This test is 2d (x,z) and uses a fixed physical viscosity, hence the
13 solution converges. It also uses a finite length domain with periodic
14 conditions, so tests with non-zero horizontal translation are also
15 appropriate. The reference shows tests are several different
16 resolutions and these are quite illuminating
18 There are a number of interesting features in this very non-linear
19 solution (eddy structure, mins and maxes of temperature and velocity,
20 propagation of the gravity current, etc.)
22 Solution results from the WRF-ARW core can be found on the web at
23 http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/individual/skamarock/test_cases/test_cases.html
25 A number of versions test cases can be run using namelist.input files
26 and input_sounding files provided in the test directory.
28 Two input_sounding files are provided
30 (1) input_sounding.um=0
31 (2) input_sounding.um=20
33 The first has no mean wind, the second has a constant horizontal
34 environmental wind of 20 m/s. The no-mean wind case produces a
35 symmetric gravity current, while the 20 m/s wind translates the
36 current (see the web page for further details and examples).
37 Copy the input_sounding.um=? into input_sounding to run the
38 desired case. The input_sounding file is an ascii file, so
39 it can be edited to change the mean wind speed to other values
42 Three namelist.input files are in this directory and they provide
43 for three different resolutions (dx, dz = 100, 200 and 400 m).
44 Again, see the web page listed above for example solutions at
45 the different resolutions. As with the sounding file, copy the
46 namelist.input.??? into namelist.input to run the desired case.
48 The default case is 100 m resolution and um=0.