The data come from an aquaplanet simulation produced with the Model for Prediction Across Scale-Atmosphere (MPAS-A). The simulation was produced by configuring MPAS-A as a water-covered sphere with a zonally symmetric sea-surface temperature profile. The visualization shows that the simulation captures convective storms in the tropics, including tropical cyclones, and their near-surface interactions.
Publication: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2025MS005119
Rosimar Rios-Berrios (NCAR/MMM)
Matt Rehme (NCAR/CISL)
Model for Prediction Across Scales (MPAS)
Python, Blender
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