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The present chapter introduces the method of computational simulation to predict and study turbulent atmospheric flows. This includes a description of the fundamental approach to computational simulation and the practical implementation using the technique of large-eddy simulation. In addition, selected contributions from IPA scientists to computational model development and various examples for applications are given. These examples include homogeneous turbulence, convective boundary layers, heated forest canopy, buoyant thermals, and large-scale flows with baroclinic wave instability.
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A homogeneous “molecularly well-mixed" fluid is assumed, which is why no diffusion term occurs in the mass conservation; see Tuck (2008).
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Kühnlein, C., Dörnbrack, A., Gerz, T. (2012). Advanced Numerical Modeling of Turbulent Atmospheric Flows. In: Schumann, U. (eds) Atmospheric Physics. Research Topics in Aerospace. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30183-4_32
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