NextGEMS Cycle 3 simulation with ICON R2B9: Latent and sensible heatflux at 5 km resolution

This visualization, done with ParaView, shows the features of latent and sensible heatflux in a highly resolved coupled climate simulation. The video covers more than 3 months (late January to early May) out of the 5 years simulation. The data used has a temporal resolution of 30 minutes.
The colors denote the intensity and direction of the latent heat flux, i.e. the fraction of the total heatflux that is associated with evaporation or transpiration of water at the surface. The sensible heatflux (i.e. the heatflux associated with the temperature difference between the ground or oecan surface and the atmosphere) is visualized via height mapping.
Negative values of the latent heatflux (shown in red) indicate heat released to the atmosphere. While the ocean surface shows continously flowing features that are associated with atmospheric and oceanic flow patterns, the latent heatflux on land is dominated by the daily cycle, i.e. the most latent heat is released due to evaporation triggered by the sun. Accordingly, the sensible heatflux on land is dominated by a similar daily cycle.
Simulation: MPI-M / DKRZ
Visualization: Michael Böttinger, DKRZ
Information on NextGEMS: nextgems-h2020.eu/