A renanalysis of the PREDEM campaign with a coupled atmospheric-wave modeling system

Francois Vandenberghe, Eric Mandine, Michel Aidonidis

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Abstract

The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model was applied to dynamically downscale global analyses from the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis over a 200km×200km domain centered on Toulon, France; on the East coast of the occidental Mediterranean, for the month of February and June over 10 years. To insure accuracy, observational data from the NCAR ADP historical database were used in combination with the Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation (FDDA) techniques to constantly nudge the model analysis toward observations. The horizontal grid increment was 3.3km and the first 6 model vertical levels were in the first 60m layer (2, 6, 10, 18, 36 and 58m AGL). The wave model WaveWatchIII was applied over the same domain and time period, forced by the fine scale winds from the WRF model.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781479931200
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 16 2014
Event2014 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2014 - Boulder, United States
Duration: Jan 8 2014Jan 11 2014

Publication series

Name2014 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2014

Conference

Conference2014 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoulder
Period01/8/1401/11/14

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