On the suitability of second-order accurate finite-volume solvers for the simulation of atmospheric boundary layer flow

Giacomini, Beatrice; Giometto, Marco G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-1409-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-1409-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-1409-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 3

Model evaluation paper

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15 Mar 2021

Model evaluation paper |

| 15 Mar 2021

On the suitability of second-order accurate finite-volume solvers for the simulation of atmospheric boundary layer flow

Beatrice Giacomini and Marco G. Giometto

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RC1: 'Rev_gmd-2020-84', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Jun 2020
- AC1: 'Response to reviewer's comments', Marco Giometto, 02 Oct 2020
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Jun 2020
- AC2: 'Response to reviewer's comments', Marco Giometto, 02 Oct 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Marco Giometto on behalf of the Authors (02 Oct 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 Oct 2020) by Chiel van Heerwaarden

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (21 Oct 2020)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (23 Oct 2020)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (04 Dec 2020) by Chiel van Heerwaarden

AR by Marco Giometto on behalf of the Authors (14 Dec 2020) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (27 Dec 2020) by Chiel van Heerwaarden

AR by Marco Giometto on behalf of the Authors (08 Jan 2021) Manuscript

Short summary

The present work evaluates the suitability of an important class of second-order finite-volume solvers for the large-eddy simulation of atmospheric boundary- layer flows. Results show that these solvers do not capture the dominant mechanisms responsible for momentum transport in boundary layers, leading to a misprediction of relevant flow statistics and to an enhanced sensitivity of the solution to variations in grid resolution.