Project B6
Project B6 - Adaptive LES for studying mixing at cloud boundaries
Principal investigator: Jörn Behrens
Background and Motivation
The inherent multi-scale nature of geophysical problems is especially present in cloud mixing processes. It is known that the ratio of mixing determines to a large extent the formation of clouds. In particular, the behavior of a cloud cluster in terms of rising high or staying low, depends sensitively on the boundary mixing processes.
In a collaboration with University of Mainz (Institute of Atmospheric Physics) an adaptive Large Eddy Simulation (LES) software is to be developed, which will help to bridge the large range of scales involved.
Aims and Objectives
The Uni Hamburg project part is concerned with the development of efficient space-filling curve partitioned tetrahedral mesh refinement techniques. The numerical development of corresponding tetrahedral discontinuous Galerkin methods as well as suitable refinement criteria is the scope of the research project at Uni HH.
PhD student: Oliver Kunst