2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Diurnal cycle of precipitation simulated in global cloud resolving model
Project/Area Number |
20840013
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Meteorology/Physical oceanography/Hydrology
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Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
Principal Investigator |
SATO Tomonori The University of Tokyo, 大学院・地球環境科学研究院, 特任助教 (10512270)
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Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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Keywords | 雲解像モデル / 日変化 / 熱帯 / コールドプール / 熱帯降雨観測衛星 |
Research Abstract |
Diurnal cycle of precipitation over tropics is investigated using a global cloud resolving model (NICAM). The NICAM well captured phase and amplitude of the diurnal cycle as it was observed by TRMM satellite. The simulation further provides other findings, such as resolution dependency of the diurnal cycle and relationship to the mesoscale circulations.
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