Evaluation of a forest parameterization to improve boundary layer flow simulations over complex terrain. A case study using WRF-LES V4.0.1

Quimbayo-Duarte, Julian; Wagner, Johannes; Wildmann, Norman; Gerz, Thomas; Schmidli, Juerg

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-5195-2022

Articles | Volume 15, issue 13

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-5195-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-5195-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 13

Model evaluation paper

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07 Jul 2022

Model evaluation paper |

| 07 Jul 2022

Evaluation of a forest parameterization to improve boundary layer flow simulations over complex terrain. A case study using WRF-LES V4.0.1

Julian Quimbayo-Duarte, Johannes Wagner, Norman Wildmann, Thomas Gerz, and Juerg Schmidli

Data sets

Data accompanying the paper titled: Evaluation of a forest parameterization to improve boundary layer flow simulations over complex terrain Julian Quimbayo-Duarte, Johannes Wagner, Norman Wildmann, Thomas Gerz, and Juerg Schmidli https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5566932

Perdigao Field Experiment re3data.org doi. org/10.17616/R31NJMN4

Short summary

The ultimate objective of this model evaluation is to improve boundary layer flow representation over complex terrain. The numerical model is tested against observations retrieved during the Perdigão 2017 field campaign (moderate complex terrain). We observed that the inclusion of a forest parameterization in the numerical model significantly improves the representation of the wind field in the atmospheric boundary layer.