Lagrangian transport simulations using the extreme convection parameterization: an assessment for the ECMWF reanalyses

Hoffmann, Lars; Konopka, Paul; Clemens, Jan; Vogel, Bärbel

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-7589-2023

Articles | Volume 23, issue 13

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-7589-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-7589-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 13

Research article

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12 Jul 2023

Research article |

| 12 Jul 2023

Lagrangian transport simulations using the extreme convection parameterization: an assessment for the ECMWF reanalyses

Lars Hoffmann, Paul Konopka, Jan Clemens, and Bärbel Vogel

Model code and software

Massive-Parallel Trajectory Calculations (MPTRAC) v2.4 Lars Hoffmann, Jan Clemens, Kaveh Haghighi Mood, and Mingzhao Liu https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7473222

Video supplement

Video supplement for Lagrangian transport simulations using the extreme convection parametrization: an assessment for the ECMWF reanalyses Lars Hoffmann, Paul Konopka, Jan Clemens, and Bärbel Vogel https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7549830

Short summary

Atmospheric convection plays a key role in tracer transport in the troposphere. Global meteorological forecasts and reanalyses typically have a coarse spatiotemporal resolution that does not adequately resolve the dynamics, transport, and mixing of air associated with storm systems or deep convection. We discuss the application of the extreme convection parameterization in a Lagrangian transport model to improve simulations of tracer transport from the boundary layer into the free troposphere.