Weather & Climate Modeling
I use the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model to simulate synoptic and convective-scale weather phenomena. This involved all aspects of running running the WRF model; processing the input data, running the model in a high performance computing (HPC) environment, modifying and editing the model code and input data for experiments, and processing and analyzing the output data.
Simulating African Easterly Waves with the WRF model
In this study I used WRF at convection-permitting resolutions to investigate the association between African Easterly Waves (AEWs) and Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs). Various experiments included modifying the moisture in the input data and reducing the the atmospheric heat release from precipitation to limit the effects of convection on the AEW. See some highlights below or if you'd like to read more about this work, see the full article in JAMES.
The first graphic in the slideshow on the right shows the various domains used in these simulations and the tracked African Easterly Waves (AEWs) that were the focus of the simulation. The second graphic shows the simulated reflectivity associated with Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs; left column) and cross-sections through the MCSs with their associated Potential Vorticity (PV) generation (right column). The contours show the PV associated with the AEWs.