I develop and test turbulence schemes used in meteorological forecast models. My current work falls into two main areas:
- Participation in the GEWEX GABLS project
- Development of a modified "k-epsilon" scheme
GABLS is an international project to develop better turbulence schemes for weather and climate models. My participation is a continuation of my work at NCEP to study and improve the turbulence schemes in their operational weather forecast models (GFS, ETA & NMM-WRF).
My modified k-epsilon scheme is a continuation of its development for my doctoral research at the Stanford University Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory. A description of the scheme will be posted soon. The scheme has been validated for 1D dimensional, quasi-steady atmospheric boundary layers. Implementation and testing of the scheme in a three-dimensional forecast model is ongoing.
Contact me to further discuss this or related work.