the application of in-situ observations to weather, water, and climate issues
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WMO Technical Meeting Seoul, Republic of Korea 16 November 2009. The Application of In-Situ Observations to Weather, Water, and Climate Issues. Ken Crawford Vice Administrator Korea Meteorological Administration. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Application of In-Situ Observations to Weather, Water, and Climate Issues
Ken Crawford
Vice Administrator
Korea Meteorological Administration
WMO Technical Meeting
Seoul, Republic of Korea
16 November 2009
This presentation will use in-situ observations from a wide-area network to illustrate their value in determining the water budget of a given locale.
(With some technical slides provided by Dr. Jeff Basara from the University of Oklahoma)
The Oklahoma Mesonet Oklahoma’s Weather and Climate network of 120 sites Deployed across 181,186 km2 and commissioned in 1994 Joint project between the Oklahoma State University and the
University of Oklahoma. Extensive quality assurance is applied to the collected observations
(real-time and archived automated and manual) Over 4 billion observations archived Operational funding supplied by the State of Oklahoma – Research
funded mainly by grant awards More than 370 peer-reviewed publications, over 80 M.S. theses,
and over 30 Ph.D. Dissertations have used Oklahoma Mesonet data
The Oklahoma Mesonet
• Every 5 minutes:– Air temperature, 1.5 m, 9 m – Relative humidity, 1.5 m– Rainfall (tipping bucket)– Barometric pressure– Solar, net radiation, 1.8 m– Wind speed/direction, 10 m – Wind speed, 2 m, 9 m– Skin temperature, 1.5 m
• Every 15 minutes:– 5 cm soil temp, bare soil, native sod– 10 cm soil temp, bare soil, native sod– 30 cm soil temp, native sod
• Every 30 minutes:– 5 cm soil moisture (108 Sites)– 25 cm soil moisture (106 Sites)– 60 cm soil moisture (81 Sites)– 75 cm soil moisture (32 Sites)
McPherson, R. A., C. Fiebrich, K. C. Crawford, R. L. Elliott, J. R. Kilby, D. L. Grimsley, J. E. Martinez, J. B. Basara, B. G. Illston, D. A. Morris, K. A. Kloesel, S. J. Stadler, A. D. Melvin, A.J. Sutherland, and H. Shrivastava, 2007: Statewide monitoring of the mesoscale environment: A technical update on the Oklahoma Mesonet. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 24, 301–321.
Linear Relationships Between Root Zone Soil Moisture and Surface Heat Fluxes
Basara, J.B., and K.C. Crawford, 2002: Linear relationships between root-zone soil moisture and atmospheric processes in the planetary boundary layer. J. Geophys. Rsch., 107, ACL 10-1-18, 879-884.
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Explained Variance Between Mean Soil-Water Content and Daily-Maximum of Heat Fluxes at the Norman Mesonet Site
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Explained Variance
Soil Depth (cm)
Linear Correlation of Sensible and Latent Fluxes With Respect To Soil-Water Content and Soil Depth
Evapotranspiration The combined impacts of evaporation and transpiration which
remove water from the “surface” to the atmosphere.
Requires “energy” for liquid water to change phase to water vapor.
Is highly dependent on solar radiation (sunlight), temperature, wind speed, and ambient humidity.
Is a critical component of the water cycle and may be a source for subsequent precipitation.
Estimated using observed Oklahoma Mesonet observations and the ASCE standardized reference (potential) ET equation (Penmann-Monteith).
The Diurnal Cycle of Land-Atmosphere InteractionsAcross Oklahoma’s Winter Wheat Belt
M A T T H E W J. H A U G L A N D
Matt HauglandAcross Oklahoma’s Winter Wheat Belt
The Diurnal Cycle of Land-Atmosphere Interactions
What is Oklahoma’s Winter Wheat Belt?
Matt HauglandAcross Oklahoma’s Winter Wheat Belt
The Diurnal Cycle of Land-Atmosphere Interactions
What is Evapotranspiration (ET) ?
Transpiration Evaporation
Roots draw soilMoisture up intothe plant
IncreasesLatent HeatFlux
And why is it important?
R – G = H + LER – G = H + LE(Surface energy balance)
Matt HauglandAcross Oklahoma’s Winter Wheat Belt
The Diurnal Cycle of Land-Atmosphere Interactions
Before Harvest – Healthy Wheat Crop
• The Winter Wheat Belt is greener than the adjacent counties.• Latent Heat Flux across the WWB is higher (Sensible Heat Flux is lower)• Average high temperatures across the WWB are lower.
Visual Greenness (April 2000)
Matt HauglandAcross Oklahoma’s Winter Wheat Belt
The Diurnal Cycle of Land-Atmosphere Interactions
March 1994-2000 (0000 – 1300 UTC) Before Harvest - Average Dewpoint Change
Matt HauglandAcross Oklahoma’s Winter Wheat Belt
The Diurnal Cycle of Land-Atmosphere Interactions
8 April 2000 (0000 – 1300 UTC) Before Harvest – Ideal Day Dewpoint Change
Matt HauglandAcross Oklahoma’s Winter Wheat Belt
The Diurnal Cycle of Land-Atmosphere Interactions
After Harvest– Bare Soil & Dead Wheat Stubble
Visual Greenness (June 2000)
• The Winter Wheat Belt is less green than the adjacent counties.• Evapotranspiration across the WWB is lower• Sensible heat flux across the WWB is higher
Matt Haugland
Across Oklahoma’s Winter Wheat BeltThe Diurnal Cycle of Land-Atmosphere Interactions
June 1994-2000 (2300 – 1100 UTC) After Harvest – Average Dewpoint Change
Matt HauglandAcross Oklahoma’s Winter Wheat Belt
The Diurnal Cycle of Land-Atmosphere Interactions
8 June 2000 (2300 – 1100 UTC) After Harvest – Ideal Day Dewpoint Change
These results:
Provide important, current baselines for many critical variables that impact the water balance of a given locale;
Provide increased understanding of the critical water budget components needed for a comprehensive water plan for Oklahoma; and
Begin to close the gap between our understanding of water as it relates to climate in Oklahoma.
Hopefully, these results also show the great scientific value that in-situ observations offer to those who study weather, water, and climate issues.
Summary