Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
GMD
Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
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

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AR by Bianca Adler on behalf of the Authors (10 Dec 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (24 Dec 2022) by Chiel van Heerwaarden
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (29 Dec 2022)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (01 Jan 2023) by Chiel van Heerwaarden
AR by Bianca Adler on behalf of the Authors (06 Jan 2023)  Manuscript 
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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.
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