Evaluating the Accuracy of WRF Simulations for Vertical Wind Profiles at Coastal Locations: A Comparison of Measurement Data and PBL Schemes
摘要
This study investigates the accuracy of vertical wind profileWind profile simulations using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model for ocean and estuary coast locations. The study compares wind measurement data from towers at various heights with numerical simulations using different planetary boundary layer (PBL) schemes and mesoscale grid resolutions. The simulations use a nested domain of 12-3-1 km. A comparison is made using measurement data from three meteorological stations in the two coastal regions, two towers on the oceanic coast and one on the estuary of the Rio de la Plata. The towers are equipped with cup anemometers, wind vanes and three-dimensional 32-Hz ultrasonic anemometers. The study focuses on analyzing low and high mean wind speed scenarios originating from the southeastern quadrant. The results show the domain resolution of 1 km did not prove effective compared to the 12 km and 3 km resolution. The study also analyzes the impact of three different model configurations on the accuracy of the simulations. One of the parametrizations performed better in most cases.