Group meeting June 6, 2008




Idealized simulations

Initial sounding
Stability and steadiness

Simulations

No physics LW radiation, YRB qvapor LW radiation, rh = 50%
Tropopause potential temperature X X X
Model soundings X X X
Vortex timeseries X X X
EPV X X X
Relative humidity X X X
Potential temperature anomalies X X X
Vertical profiles X X X
Time height profiles X X



Vortex time series comparisons



Climate modeling

Are there TPVs in CAM 3.1 FV 2x2.5?

Vortex statistics
Surface temperatures for January and July
SLP, Trop pressure differences with NCEP/NCAR reanalysis for January and July
Trop theta
January tropopause potential temperature animations without spherical harmonics and with spherical harmonics
Composite cross sections

Cyclones

Reanalysis CAM3.1 CAM3.1 - Reanalysis
January X X X
July X X X