forecasting the transport of pollution using a nwp model
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The University of Reading Helen Dacre UM user 2009
Forecasting the transport of pollution using a NWP model
ETEX Surface Measurement Sites
The University of Reading Helen Dacre UM user 2009
• To determine the meteorological processes responsible for transporting tracer during ETEX 2
• To assess the performance of the UK Met Office’s NWP model in predicting tracer concentrations during ETEX 2
Aims
The University of Reading Helen Dacre UM user 2009
Talk Outline
• Overview of NWP model• Analysis of meteorological processes• Tracer transport in the UM
– Horizontal– Vertical
• Conclusions
The University of Reading Helen Dacre UM user 2009
UK Met Office Unified Model• Eulerian, non-hydrostatic NWP model• Includes parameterisations (boundary layer mixing,
microphysics, convection)• Limited area model 12 km resolution
• Tracer released into lowest model grid box
• Tracers are passive
LAM domain
The University of Reading Helen Dacre UM user 2009
Synoptic AnalysisModis visible
08UTC 14/11/94 Frontal analysis at 00 UTC on
13th, 14th, 15th and 16/11/94
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Precipitation Fields
Convective rain amount15/10/94 03 UTC
Large-scale rain amount15/10/94 03 UTC
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Isentropic Surface Analysis
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Horizontal Tracer Transport
15/11/94 03 UTC 16/11/94 03 UTC15/11/94 15 UTC
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Vertical Tracer Transport15/11/94 03 UTC 16/11/94 03 UTC15/11/94 15 UTC
285K286K287K
288K
15/11/94 03 UTC 15/11/94 15 UTC
285K286K287K288K
16/11/94 03 UTC
285K
288K287K286K
15/11/94 15 UTC
15/11/94 15 UTCUM - no convectionUM
The University of Reading Helen Dacre UM user 2009
Conclusions• A warm conveyor belt transported tracer up to height of 4km
and tracer was transported further to 8km by convection
• High resolution simulations needed to predict the change in wind direction and hence the observed tracer distribution
• The representation of sub-grid scale processes in NWP models can affect the distribution of tracer
• Accuracy of forecast is also sensitive to choice of model dynamics and accuracy of the meteorological forecast
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Wind Direction at Release Site
cold frontWin
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ion
(deg
rees
)360
315
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50km
12km
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