Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
GMD
Articles | Volume 3, issue 2
Articles | Volume 3, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-3-415-2010
© Author(s) 2010. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-3-415-2010
© Author(s) 2010. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 3, issue 2
30 Sep 2010
 | 30 Sep 2010

Formulation of the Dutch Atmospheric Large-Eddy Simulation (DALES) and overview of its applications

T. Heus, C. C. van Heerwaarden, H. J. J. Jonker, A. Pier Siebesma, S. Axelsen, K. van den Dries, O. Geoffroy, A. F. Moene, D. Pino, S. R. de Roode, and J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano

Abstract. The current version of the Dutch Atmospheric Large-Eddy Simulation (DALES) is presented. DALES is a large-eddy simulation code designed for studies of the physics of the atmospheric boundary layer, including convective and stable boundary layers as well as cloudy boundary layers. In addition, DALES can be used for studies of more specific cases, such as flow over sloping or heterogeneous terrain, and dispersion of inert and chemically active species. This paper contains an extensive description of the physical and numerical formulation of the code, and gives an overview of its applications and accomplishments in recent years.

How to cite. Heus, T., van Heerwaarden, C. C., Jonker, H. J. J., Pier Siebesma, A., Axelsen, S., van den Dries, K., Geoffroy, O., Moene, A. F., Pino, D., de Roode, S. R., and Vilà-Guerau de Arellano, J.: Formulation of the Dutch Atmospheric Large-Eddy Simulation (DALES) and overview of its applications, Geosci. Model Dev., 3, 415–444, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-3-415-2010, 2010.
Received: 08 Jan 2010 – Discussion started: 16 Feb 2010 – Revised: 07 Sep 2010 – Accepted: 15 Sep 2010 – Published: 30 Sep 2010
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