Modelling different meteorological situations in Catalunya, Spain, with MM5 and TAPM mesoscale models: a comparative study

Abstract

Meteorological simulations have been performed with two different mesoscale models: MM5 (PSU/NCAR-USA) and TAPM (CSIRO-Australia). Both models have been run under two different meteorological situations, typical for summertime and wintertime, allowing the models to be tested under different synoptic forcings. The study region for these mesoscale simulations is located in the interior of Catalonia, Spain, north of Barcelona, and can attain