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ICON baroclinic life cycle simulations description and dataset for studying the cloud-radiative impact on the dynamics of an idealized cyclone
Behrooz Keshtgar1, Aiko Voigt2, Corinna Hoose1, Michael Riemer3, and Bernhard Mayer4
1Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
2University of Vienna
3Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
4Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
First published:
Jan. 2, 2023
DOI: 10.57970/h1y02-bjv70
Keywords:
Waves to Weather (SFB/TRR 165)
ICON
baroclinic life cycle
cloud radiative heating

Keshtgar, B., Voigt, A., Hoose, C., Riemer, M., and Mayer, B. (2023): ICON baroclinic life cycle simulations description and dataset for studying the cloud-radiative impact on the dynamics of an idealized cyclone. LMU Munich, Faculty of Physics. (Dataset). DOI: 10.57970/h1y02-bjv70

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Abstract
This collection contains the ICON baroclinic life cycle simulations description and post-processed datasets used in the study of Keshtgar et al., 2022 (Cloud-radiative impact on the dynamics and predictability of an idealized extratropical cyclone, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-2022-35). The simulations use a newly implemented channel setup in the ICON model and apply a modeling technique that isolates the impact of cloud radiation on the cyclone.
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ICON baroclinic life cycle simulations description and dataset for studying the cloud-radiative impact on the dynamics of an idealized cyclone

This collection contains the ICON baroclinic life cycle simulations description and post-processed datasets used in the study of Keshtgar et al., 2022 (Cloud-radiative impact on the dynamics and predictability of an idealized extratropical cyclone, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-2022-35). The simulations use a newly implemented channel setup in the ICON model and apply a modeling technique that isolates the impact of cloud radiation on the cyclone.


Evolution of an idealized cyclone shown by 3-dimensional cloud cover and surface temperature
simulated with ICON using implemented planar-channel setup. (Download_movie)

Dataset Description:

The post-processed datasets for each simulation are within a directory described as follows

Horizontal resolution: 2.5 km
LC1-channel-4000x9000km-2km-0002 Simulation with no radiation
LC1-channel-4000x9000km-2km-0003 Simulation with only cloud radiation
LC1-channel-4000x9000km-2km-0004 Simulation with only cloud radiation scaled by a factor of 2
LC1-channel-4000x9000km-2km-0005 Simulation with only cloud radiation until day 3
LC1-channel-4000x9000km-2km-0006 Simulation with only cloud radiation until day 4
LC1-channel-4000x9000km-2km-0007 Simulation with only cloud radiation until day 5
LC1-channel-4000x9000km-2km-0008 Simulation with only cloud radiation until day 6
LC1-channel-4000x9000km-2km-0009 Simulation with no radiation, and with 2-moment microphysics
LC1-channel-4000x9000km-2km-0010 Simulation with only cloud radiation, and with 2-moment microphysics
Horizontal resolution: 80 km
LC1-channel-4000x9000km-80km-0001 Simulation with all-sky radiation
LC1-channel-4000x9000km-80km-0002 Simulation with no radiation
LC1-channel-4000x9000km-80km-0003 Simulation with only cloud radiation

Sources:

The keshtgar-etal-crh-cyclone-wcd2022 directory contains:

  • ICON simulation run scripts
  • scripts for deriving the baroclinic life cycle initial conditions
  • and the analysis scripts.
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