Evaluation of a cloudy cold-air pool in the Columbia River basin in different versions of the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh  (HRRR) model

Adler, Bianca; Wilczak, James M.; Kenyon, Jaymes; Bianco, Laura; Djalalova, Irina V.; Olson, Joseph B.; Turner, David D.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-597-2023

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-597-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-597-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

Model evaluation paper

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26 Jan 2023

Model evaluation paper |

| 26 Jan 2023

Evaluation of a cloudy cold-air pool in the Columbia River basin in different versions of the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) model

Bianca Adler, James M. Wilczak, Jaymes Kenyon, Laura Bianco, Irina V. Djalalova, Joseph B. Olson, and David D. Turner

Data sets

Selected HRRRv4 model output and plotting scripts for 'Evaluation of a cloudy cold-air pool in the Columbia River Basin in different versions of the HRRR model' Bianca Adler https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6713495

Model code and software

joeolson42/WFIP2: WFIP2 Experimental HRRR version 1.0 Joseph B. Olson and Jaymes Kenyon https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3369984

joeolson42/WRFv3.9_HRRRv4: WRFv3.9_HRRRv4 Joseph B. Olson https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6672455

Short summary

Rapid changes in wind speed make the integration of wind energy produced during persistent orographic cold-air pools difficult to integrate into the electrical grid. By evaluating three versions of NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh model, we demonstrate how model developments targeted during the second Wind Forecast Improvement Project improve the forecast of a persistent cold-air pool event.