Data for the publication "Sensitivity of Banner Cloud Formation to Orography and the Ambient Atmosphere: Transition From Idealized to More Realistic Scenarios"

Data accompanying the paper titled: "Sensitivity of Banner Cloud Formation to Orography and the Ambient Atmosphere: Transition From Idealized to More Realistic Scenarios"

This repository contains output statistics for thirty simulations run with the EULAG model in LES mode (Prusa et al., 2008).

We use three distinct configurations of the model domain and its orography, ranging from highly idealized to fully realistic. The configuration with realistic orography is referred to as “Matt_Ref” and covers a domain of 12.8 x 9.6 x 7 km. As our intermediate configuration, we use the realistic orography from the Matterhorn summit protruding from a flat plain, referred to as "Matt_Iso". As our highly idealized configuration we consider a Pyramid protruding from a flat plain, referred to as "Pyr". In both configurations the model domain extends 11.6 x 9.2 x 4.5 km. The simulations of all three configurations are performed with an isotropic grid spacing of 25 m.

Each zip-file contains the time-averaged fields of six simulations with inflow conditions of a sheared or constant wind profile with 5, 10 and 20 m/s, and neutral stratification up to the height of the mountain summit. For the "Matt_Ref" configuration exists two additional zip-files containing data of a neutral stratification up to 500 meter and 800 meter below the mountain summit. Moreover, for the "Matt_Ref" configuration exists three additional zip-files containing the time-averaged turbulent fields. For more details have a look at the paper.