Investigations with a cloud resolving model: The importance of surface fluxes
2 Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Cambridge
P 1.18 in Ecosystem Function
The development of convective events on the Tibetan Plateau plays an important role in the climate system. The surface heating of the plateau leads to the transfer of energy from the surface to the atmosphere. This leads to the modification of the monsoon on the plateau scale. Locally, convection leads to the formation of clouds and the generation of precipitation influencing the local water cycle. Within the framework of the ecology-atmosphere cluster of the DFG-TiP (Tibetan Plateau Research), the cloud resolving ATHAM (Active Tracer Hi-resolution Atmospheric Model) that is under development and application at the University of Cambridge was used in order to demonstrate the importance of turbulent surface fluxes on local circulation and convective events thus highlighting the influence of surface-atmosphere interactions.