TY - JOUR
T1 - The dispersion of tracer plumes in mountainous regions in central Arizona
T2 - comparisons between observations and modeling results
AU - Bruintjes, R. T.
AU - Clark, T. L.
AU - Hall, W. D.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - A three-dimensional, time-dependent, nested-grid model is used to calculate the targeting of tracer or seeding material over complex terrain in northern Arizona. Good agreement with measurements of SF6 tracer is reported in three case studies. Released in upwind valleys, the tracer movement and dispersion are strongly influenced by both valley flow and gravity waves excited by the mountains, as well as by changes in the synoptic flow, which can change substantially even during a single storm. The interaction between the airflow and the topography seem to be the dominant factor determining the dispersion and transport of tracer material. -Authors
AB - A three-dimensional, time-dependent, nested-grid model is used to calculate the targeting of tracer or seeding material over complex terrain in northern Arizona. Good agreement with measurements of SF6 tracer is reported in three case studies. Released in upwind valleys, the tracer movement and dispersion are strongly influenced by both valley flow and gravity waves excited by the mountains, as well as by changes in the synoptic flow, which can change substantially even during a single storm. The interaction between the airflow and the topography seem to be the dominant factor determining the dispersion and transport of tracer material. -Authors
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0028975127
U2 - 10.1175/1520-0450(1995)034<0971:TDOTPI>2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1175/1520-0450(1995)034<0971:TDOTPI>2.0.CO;2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0028975127
SN - 0894-8763
VL - 34
SP - 971
EP - 988
JO - Journal of Applied Meteorology
JF - Journal of Applied Meteorology
IS - 4
ER -