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DOI	10.3390/atmos13060985
	Evaluation of the Performance of the WRF Model in a Hyper-Arid Environment: A Sensitivity Study
	Abida, Rachid; Addad, Yacine; Francis, Diana; Temimi, Marouane; Nelli, Narendra; Fonseca, Ricardo; Nesterov, Oleksandr; Bosc, Emmanuel
通讯作者	Abida, R
来源期刊	ATMOSPHERE
EISSN	2073-4433
出版年	2022
卷号	13 期号:6
英文摘要	Accurate simulation of boundary layer surface meteorological parameters is essential to achieve good forecasting of weather and atmospheric dispersion. This paper is devoted to a model sensitivity study over a coastal hyper-arid region in the western desert of the United Arab Emirates. This region hosts the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), making it vital to correctly simulate local weather conditions for emergency response in case of an accidental release. We conducted a series of high-resolution WRF model simulations using different combinations of physical schemes for the months January 2019 and June 2019. The simulated results were verified against in-situ meteorological surface measurements available offshore, nearshore, and inland at 12 stations. Several statistical metrics were calculated to rank the performance of the different simulations and a near-to-optimal set of physics options that enhance the performance of a WRF model over different locations in this region has been selected. Additionally, we found that the WRF model performed better in inland locations compared to offshore or nearshore locations, suggesting the important role of dynamical SSTs in mesoscale models. Moreover, morning periods were better simulated than evening ones. The impact of nudging towards station observations resulted in an overall reduction in model errors by 5-15%, which was more marked at offshore and nearshore locations. The sensitivity to grid cell resolution indicated that a spatial resolution of 1 km led to better performance compared to coarser spatial resolutions, highlighting the advantage of high-resolution simulations in which the mesoscale coastal circulation is better resolved.
英文关键词	hyper-arid region Barakah nuclear power plant WRF model physical parametrizations station nudging statistical evaluation
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000816040600001
WOS关键词	ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY-LAYER ; LOW-LEVEL JETS ; WEATHER RESEARCH ; FOG EVENT ; FORECASTING-MODEL ; MESOSCALE MODEL ; CLOSURE-MODEL ; PBL SCHEMES ; SEA ; SIMULATIONS
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/391917
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Abida, Rachid,Addad, Yacine,Francis, Diana,et al. Evaluation of the Performance of the WRF Model in a Hyper-Arid Environment: A Sensitivity Study[J],2022,13(6).
APA	Abida, Rachid.,Addad, Yacine.,Francis, Diana.,Temimi, Marouane.,Nelli, Narendra.,...&Bosc, Emmanuel.(2022).Evaluation of the Performance of the WRF Model in a Hyper-Arid Environment: A Sensitivity Study.ATMOSPHERE,13(6).
MLA	Abida, Rachid,et al."Evaluation of the Performance of the WRF Model in a Hyper-Arid Environment: A Sensitivity Study".ATMOSPHERE 13.6(2022).