Test cases modelling moist convection

This repository represents an unofficial record of test cases defined as part of the GCSS (GEWEX Cloud System Study) BLCWG (Boundary Layer Cloud Working Group) and others before these disappear off the internet.

The sites which were mirrored (both directly and from the Wayback Machine) are stored in mirrors/ and detailed information for each case is available in cases/.

The whole repository is a python module with the intention that each defined case can be imported as a python module and routines therein defined used to set up simulations.

NB: Large files (images, PDFs, powerpoint etc) are stored in git-lfs so you'll need to install that before being able to access these files.

If you find any errors or data-files which should be added please make a pull request! Thank you :)

List of test-cases

• RICO freely convecting shallow convection over maritime tropics

• BOMEX non-precipitating shallow cumulus

• ARM_SGP_forced_shallow_convection diurnal cycle of forced shallow convection at ARM-SGP site

• ARM_SGP_deep_convection continential deep convection at ARM-SGP site (GCSS Working Group 4, Case 3)

• TOGA_COARE_tropical_squall_line oceanic tropical squall line (GCSS Working Group 4, Case 5)

• TRMM_LBA_deep_convection_transition development of daytime convective boundary layer and the transition from shallow to deep convection (GCSS Working Group 4, Case 4)

• TOGA_COARE_deep_convection_transition transition from suppressed to deep convection over land (GCSS Working Group 4, Case 5)

• CONSTRAIN cold air outbreak, old air from the polar cap sweeps off the ice edge over open water, leading to convection

although not convection the following test-cases are frequency referenced in the literature too so were included in the repo:

• EUROCS_FIRE-I diurnal formation of stratocumulus over off the coast of California from FIRE I campaign.

List of acronyms

• GCSS GEWEX Cloud System Study

• GEWEX Global Energy and Water cycle Exchanges Project

• GCSS PCS: GCSS Precipitating Cloud Systems

• GEWEX GASS: GEWEX Global Atmospheric System Studies Panel

• GCSS BLCWG: GCSS Boundary Layer Cloud Working Group

List of working groups

• GCSS Working Group 4

• GCSS BLCWG (Boundary Layer Cloud Working Group)

• GCSS PCS (Precipitating Cloud Systems) Working Group

External sites (including mirrors)

Observational data

• NCAR/UCAR Earth Observing Laboratory: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

• GCSS Field Studies: https://gcss-dime.giss.nasa.gov/