VVMex full-physics LES
TaiwanVVM — topography, land, and physics
A 2048 × 2048 × 70 complex-terrain case coupling dynamics, P3 microphysics, RRTMGP radiation, surface exchange, and the Noah land model.
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Model experiments
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VVMex full-physics LES
RCE self-aggregation (SST 300 K)
A 100-day weakly forced radiative-convective-equilibrium experiment testing coupled energy and water balances and convective aggregation.
VVMex full-physics LES
RCE self-aggregation (RCEMIP, SST 305 K)
A 200-day RCEMIP-style configuration for evaluating moist convection and self-aggregation in a warmer RCE regime.
VVMex dynamics benchmark
3D bubble (no physics)
Three-dimensional warm-bubble dynamics for inspecting the dry dynamical core.
VVMex dynamics benchmark
2D bubble (no physics)
A regression-aligned two-dimensional warm-bubble case used for fast dry-dynamics checks.
VVMex dynamics benchmark
Advection u
Regression-aligned dynamics benchmark isolating advection behavior.
VVMex dynamics benchmark
Advection v
Regression-aligned dynamics benchmark for the v component.
VVMex dynamics benchmark
Advection w
Regression-aligned dynamics benchmark for vertical motion.
VVMex dynamics benchmark
Stretching term
Idealized test for vorticity stretching behavior.
VVMex dynamics benchmark
Twisting term
Idealized test for vorticity twisting behavior.
Cubed-Sphere Shallow Water
Cubed-Sphere Shallow Water
Cubed-Sphere Shallow Water Model
Cosine Bubble Advection
Advection test across weak singularity point.
Cubed-Sphere Shallow Water Model
Geostrophic adjustment
Spherical shallow-water test for geostrophic balance on a cubed-sphere grid.
Cubed-Sphere Shallow Water Model
Barotropic instability
A dynamical-core test for flow evolution on cubed-sphere geometry.
Cubed-Sphere Shallow Water Model
Mountain test
Terrain-related shallow-water response in a simplified spherical model.
Cubed-Sphere Shallow Water Model
Wave propagation
Wave propagation on a spherical grid.
2D VVM / QCM
2D VVM / QCM
2D Vector Vorticity Model
2D VVM advection experiment
Older 2D cloud-resolving setup for testing vorticity-equation model behavior.
2D Vector Vorticity Model
Moist 2D VVM case
Moist 2D model case before moving to larger cloud-resolving systems.
2D Vector Vorticity Model
2D VVM shear case
Idealized shear environment for comparing convective structure.
2D QCM
2D quasi-compressible dry case
Quasi-compressible comparison case for acoustic-wave treatment.
2D QCM
2D quasi-compressible moist case
Moist quasi-compressible comparison experiment.