Chapter 2.12 The use of meteorological and dispersion models in stratified atmospheric boundary layers

Soler, M. R.; Bravo, M.; Ortega, S.

doi:10.1016/s1474-8177(07)06212-2

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“…Taking into account that these models are used in applications such as air quality modelling studies these uncertainties could affect nocturnal pollutant transport and vertical mixing (Soler et al 2007). …”

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Intercomparison and Evaluation of MM5 and Meso-NH mesoscale models in the stable boundary layer

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Mira

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et al. 2008

Boundary-Layer Meteorol

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Atmospheric numerical models depend critically on realistic treatment of the lower boundary conditions. In strongly thermally-stratified conditions, turbulence may be very weak and the models may find it difficult to produce a good forecast near the surface. Under clear skies and for weak synoptic winds the determining factors are the turbulent kinetic energy and surface-layer parameterizations, which can be very different between models. Here, two state-of-the-art mesoscale models (MM5 and Meso-NH) are operated under exactly the same conditions for two different nights over the Duero basin in the Iberian Peninsula: one night with a well-defined synoptic wind and a second with practically no horizontal pressure gradient. The models are inter-compared and checked against available information, and their performances are evaluated.

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