Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011agufm.p13a1642l&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2011, abstract #P13A-1642
Physics
[3319] Atmospheric Processes / General Circulation, [3359] Atmospheric Processes / Radiative Processes, [6295] Planetary Sciences: Solar System Objects / Venus
Scientific paper
Recent updates to the VenusFMS General Circulation Model have included a realistic Radiative Transfer Model (RTM) based upon on the Hadley Centre two-stream flux solver and constrained by a Discrete Ordinate model (Lee and Richardson, 2011). This RTM is capable of simulating the radiative fluxes in a Venus atmosphere modeled using 4 scattering cloud modes and 9 gases. In the current configuration the RTM is fast enough to compete with the Newtonian Relaxation approach used in earlier Venus GCMs (e.g. Lee et al. (2007), while providing much more accurate heating rates within the atmosphere and allowing interactive radiative forcing in the GCM. We show that the new RTM compares well with a DISORT/TWOSTR based solver using fewer spectral bands in the calculation (47 in the GCM versus 350 bands with DISORT/TWOSTR). We show that the RTM is capable of calculating solar and Infra-Red (IR) fluxes and therefore provides a consistent radiative heating for use in Venus GCMs. Previous heating parameterizations for Venus GCMs have used Newtonian Relaxation with prescribed heating rates or have calculated only some components of the radiative forcing, for example by calculating IR cooling rates and prescribing solar heating rates. The updated Venus GCM is then used to generate a super-rotating atmospheric circulation maintained by momentum transporting eddies. The underlying mechanism driving these eddies is described and the sensitivity of the circulation to the radiative forcing is discussed. Finally, we compare the atmospheric circulation and momentum transport to prior work conducted with this GCM using a simpler Newtonian Relaxation method (Lee and Richardson, 2010).
Lee Chaohong
Richardson Mark I.
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