Uncertainty Quantification of Ocean Parameterizations: Application to the K‐Profile‐Parameterization for Penetrative Convection

Autor: Andre Souza, Valentin Churavy, Alan Edelman, B. Allen, Chris Hill, Glenn R. Flierl, Jean-Michel Campin, Raffaele Ferrari, Ali Ramadhan, James Schloss, Gregory L. Wagner, John Marshall
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Vol 12, Iss 12, Pp n/a-n/a (2020)
ISSN: 1942-2466
Popis: Parameterizations of unresolved turbulent processes often compromise the fidelity of large‐scale ocean models. In this work, we argue for a Bayesian approach to the refinement and evaluation of turbulence parameterizations. Using an ensemble of large eddy simulations of turbulent penetrative convection in the surface boundary layer, we demonstrate the method by estimating the uncertainty of parameters in the convective limit of the popular “K‐Profile Parameterization.” We uncover structural deficiencies and propose an alternative scaling that overcomes them.
Databáze: OpenAIRE