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Methods for assessment of models
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02 Dec 2014
Methods for assessment of models |
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Uncertainty in Lagrangian pollutant transport simulations due to meteorological uncertainty from a mesoscale WRF ensemble
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
J. Brioude
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Laboratoire de l'Atmosphere et des Cyclones, UMR8105, CNRS-Meteo France-Universite La Reunion, La Reunion, France
S. McKeen
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
J. S. Holloway
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
retired
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Short summary
Uncertainty in Lagrangian particle dispersion model simulations was evaluated using an ensemble of WRF meteorological model runs. Uncertainty of tracer concentrations due solely to meteorological uncertainty is 30-40%. Spatial and temporal averaging reduces the uncertainty marginally. Tracer age uncertainty due solely to meteorological uncertainty is 15-20%. These are lower bounds on the uncertainty, because a number of processes are not accounted for in the analysis.
Uncertainty in Lagrangian particle dispersion model simulations was evaluated using an ensemble...
