Assessment of the interaction between the Canadian Regional Climate Model and lake thermal–hydrodynamic models |
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Authors: | David Swayne David Lam Murray MacKay Wayne Rouse William Schertzer |
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Affiliation: | aComputing Research Laboratory for the Environment, University of Guelph, Canada;bNational Water Research Institute, Burlington, Canada;cMeteorological Service of Canada, Downsview, Canada;dMcMaster University, Hamilton, Canada |
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Abstract: | This paper describes our preliminary assessment of the system requirements (data, interface and process) for implementation of terms describing lake effects in the Canadian Regional Climate Model. We demonstrate test results for one-dimensional (1-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) models for lake hydrodynamics that have been tested and prepared for interfacing with atmospheric circulation models. We discuss the use of a physical interface model, Canadian Land Surface Scheme (CLASS), that is under consideration for the air–water interface. Our preliminary assessment indicates that it is technically feasible to apply the combination of small shallow lake (slab) model, 1-dimensional vertical model and 3-dimensional circulation model (for very large lakes), together with the current land–air linkage used in regional climate modelling in Canada. Whether we can discern the necessary conditions for invoking each of the models to the lakes present in individual regional climate grid cells is still to be determined. |
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Keywords: | Climate change modelling Regional climate models Lake– air interaction Sensitivity analysis Lake impacts Computer modelling |
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