In the present work WRF model is used to generate meteorological fields for the HYSPLIT dispersion model. Sensitivity and validation of the WRF model, is conducted by utilizing different combinations of physical parameterization schemes. For this purpose, eight different configurations are examined. Assessment of the predictions of the WRF model is carried out by computing the statistical param...

Comprehensive model evaluation and comparison of two 3-D air quality modeling systems (i.e., the Weather Research and Forecast model (WRF)/Polyphemus and WRF with chemistry and the Model of Aerosol Dynamics, Reaction, Ionization, and Dissolution (MADRID) (WRF/ChemMADRID)) are conducted over Western Europe. Part 1 describes the background information for the model comparison and simulation desig...

Several studies have examined the sensitivity of fronts and cyclones to model physics over the ocean or flat terrain in mesoscale models (e.g., Zhang et al. 1999). Nonetheless, fewer studies have examined the sensitivity of fronts and cyclones over complex terrain to model physics in the WRF model at very high resolution. Physics parameterizations in the WRF model, including multiple choices of...

The compact Wedge Range Filter (WRF) proton spectrometer was developed for OMEGA and transferred to the National Ignition Facility (NIF) as a National Ignition Campaign diagnostic. The WRF measures the spectrum of protons from D-(3)He reactions in tuning-campaign implosions containing D and (3)He gas; in this work we report on the first proton spectroscopy measurement on the NIF using WRFs. The...

ARGOSS provides daily high-resolution weather and air quality forecasts for the province of Zeeland, the Netherlands. Zeeland covers an area of approximately 50x50 km with several water bodies, bordering the North Sea. To properly represent the land-water boundaries and to simulate the associated weather effects, a spatial resolution of 1 km is required. The abstract presents the operational AR...

We use a coupled atmosphere-fire model to simulate a fire that occurred on August 14–17, 2009, in the Harmanli region, Bulgaria. Data was obtained from GIS and satellites imagery, and from standard atmospheric data sources. Fuel data was classified in the 13 Anderson categories. For correct fire behavior, the spatial resolution of the models needed to be fine enough to resolve the essential mic...

Figure 1. Organization of the NOx and heat emission fields into WRF-Chem Dekker, I, 2014: NOx concentrations and exposure in Amsterdam and over Europe: First assessment based on joint high resolution WRF modelling and observations. MSc thesis, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands. Online available via http://edepot.wur.nl/332393 Molenaar, R.E., Heusinkveld, B.G., Steeneveld, G.J., 201...