K. Abdella et Na. Mcfarlane, PARAMETERIZATION OF THE SURFACE-LAYER EXCHANGE COEFFICIENTS FOR ATMOSPHERIC MODELS, Boundary - layer meteorology, 80(3), 1996, pp. 223-248
A new surface-flux parameterization is presented and its impact on cli
mate simulations with the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and An
alysis (CCCMA) general circulation model (GCM) is discussed. The param
eterization is based on the Monin-Obukhov similarity theory using well
established flux-profile relationships for the unstable conditions. H
owever, recently proposed new relationships are used in stable conditi
ons. The new formulation allows different roughness lengths for heat a
nd momentum, and gives transfer coefficients that are in agreement wit
h Monin-Obukhov similarity theory. It also includes a parameterization
for the free-convective boundary layer, which often occurs over warm
surfaces within light winds. In circumstances where the surface layer
is not neutrally stratified the proposed flux parameterization yields
surface transfer coefficients that are different from those resulting
from the standard surface flux formulation used in the GCM. The most m
arked effects of implementing the new formulation in the GCM are found
over land and adjacent oceanic regions in winter where significant di
fferences are found in the surface heat and moisture fluxes and surfac
e temperatures.