Evaluation of an atmospheric model with surface and ABL meteorological data for energy applications in structured areas
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Authors
Triantafyllou, A.G.
Kalogiros, J.
Krestou, A.
Leivaditou, E.
Zoumakis, N.
Bouris, D.
Garas, S.
Konstantinidis, E.
Wang, Q.
Subjects
Doppler SODAR
Temperature profiler
Energy applications
Built environment
Prognostic model
Atmospheric boundary layer
Temperature profiler
Energy applications
Built environment
Prognostic model
Atmospheric boundary layer
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Date of Issue
2018-03-06
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Springer
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Abstract
This paper provides the performance evaluation of the meteorological component of The Air Pollution Model (TAPM), a nestable
prognostic model, in predicting meteorological variables in urban areas, for both its surface layer and atmospheric boundary layer
(ABL) turbulence parameterizations. The model was modified by incorporating four urban land surface types, replacing the
existing single urban surface. Control runs were carried out over the wider area of Kozani, an urban area in NW Greece. The
model was evaluated for both surface and ABL meteorological variables by using measurements of near-surface and vertical
profiles of wind and temperature. The data were collected by using monitoring surface stations in selected sites as well as an
acoustic sounder (SOnic Detection And Ranging (SODAR), up to 300 m above ground) and a radiometer profiler (up to 600 m
above ground). The results showed the model demonstrated good performance in predicting the near-surface meteorology in the
Kozani region for both a winter and a summer month. In the ABL, the comparison showed that the model’s forecasts generally
performed well with respect to the thermal structure (temperature profiles and ABL height) but overestimated wind speed at the
heights of comparison (mostly below 200 m) up to 3–4 ms−1
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Article
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The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00704-018-2429-1
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Meteorology
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
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16 p.
Citation
Triantafyllou, A. G., J. Kalogiros, A. Krestou, E. Leivaditou, N. Zoumakis, D. Bouris, S. Garas, E. Konstantinidis, and Q. Wang. "Evaluation of an atmospheric model with surface and ABL meteorological data for energy applications in structured areas." Theoretical and Applied Climatology (2018): 1-16.
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