Towards adaptive grids for atmospheric boundary-layer simulations

JA Van Hooft, S Popinet, CC Van Heerwaarden… - Boundary-layer …, 2018 - Springer
We present a proof-of-concept for the adaptive mesh refinement method applied to
atmospheric boundary-layer simulations. Such a method may form an attractive alternative …

Bridging the transition from mesoscale to microscale turbulence in numerical weather prediction models

D Muñoz-Esparza, B Kosović, J Mirocha… - Boundary-layer …, 2014 - Springer
With a focus towards develo** multiscale capabilities in numerical weather prediction
models, the specific problem of the transition from the mesoscale to the microscale is …

[HTML][HTML] Some requirements for simulating wildland fire behavior using insight from coupled weather—wildland fire models

J Coen - Fire, 2018 - mdpi.com
A newer generation of models that interactively couple the atmosphere with fire behavior
have shown an increased potential to understand and predict complex, rapidly changing fire …

Coupled mesoscale‐LES modeling of a diurnal cycle during the CWEX‐13 field campaign: From weather to boundary‐layer eddies

D Muñoz‐Esparza, JK Lundquist… - Journal of Advances …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Multiscale modeling of a diurnal cycle of real‐world conditions is presented for the first time,
validated using data from the CWEX‐13 field experiment. Dynamical downscaling from …

A stochastic perturbation method to generate inflow turbulence in large-eddy simulation models: Application to neutrally stratified atmospheric boundary layers

D Muñoz-Esparza, B Kosović, J Van Beeck… - Physics of …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
Despite the variety of existing methods, efficient generation of turbulent inflow conditions for
large-eddy simulation (LES) models remains a challenging and active research area …

Simulation of flow fields in complex terrain with WRF-LES: Sensitivity assessment of different PBL treatments

Y Liu, Y Liu, D Muñoz-Esparza, F Hu… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
A multiscale modeling study of a real case has been conducted to explore the capability of
the large-eddy simulation version of the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF …

A nested multi-scale system implemented in the large-eddy simulation model PALM model system 6.0

A Hellsten, K Ketelsen, M Sühring… - Geoscientific Model …, 2021 - gmd.copernicus.org
Large-eddy simulation (LES) provides a physically sound approach to study complex
turbulent processes within the atmospheric boundary layer including urban boundary layer …

Simulating real atmospheric boundary layers at gray-zone resolutions: How do currently available turbulence parameterizations perform?

P Doubrawa, D Muñoz-Esparza - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent computational and modeling advances have led a diverse modeling community to
experiment with atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) simulations at subkilometer horizontal …

Impacts of urban morphometric indices on ventilation

G Duan, K Nakamae, T Takemi - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Ventilation has shown strong sensitivity to urban geometrical heterogeneity; however, the
quantitative connection with the urban morphometric indices, eg the packing densities (λ f …

Structural subgrid-scale modeling for large-eddy simulation: A review

H Lu, CJ Rutland - Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2016 - Springer
Accurately modeling nonlinear interactions in turbulence is one of the key challenges for
large-eddy simulation (LES) of turbulence. In this article, we review recent studies on …