Wind Field Prediction in Coastal Zone: Operational Mesoscale Model Evaluation and Simulations with Increased Horizontal Resolution

Priit Tisler; Erik Gregow; Sami Niemelä; Hannu Savijärvi

doi:10.2112/05-0450.1

How to translate text using browser tools

1 May 2007 Wind Field Prediction in Coastal Zone: Operational Mesoscale Model Evaluation and Simulations with Increased Horizontal Resolution

Priit Tisler, Erik Gregow, Sami Niemelä, Hannu Savijärvi

Author Affiliations +

J. of Coastal Research, 2007(233):721-730 (2007). https://doi.org/10.2112/05-0450.1

Abstract

Two different versions of the operational setup of HIRLAM (High-Resolution Limited-Area Model) at the Finnish Meteorological Institute are exploited in order to verify wind forecasts in the eastern coast of the Gulf of Bothnia. Two cases of interest are studied in detail by also making use of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)–Pennsylvania State University mesoscale model (MM5) and a nonhydrostatic version of HIRLAM. Simulations are carried out in both models applied at three horizontal resolutions. The models' sea-land distributions play an essential role in the interpretation of the accuracy of wind speed forecasting. Considering wind direction, all experiments display similar systematic discrepancies.

Citation Download Citation

Priit Tisler, Erik Gregow, Sami Niemelä, and Hannu Savijärvi "Wind Field Prediction in Coastal Zone: Operational Mesoscale Model Evaluation and Simulations with Increased Horizontal Resolution," Journal of Coastal Research 2007(233), 721-730, (1 May 2007). https://doi.org/10.2112/05-0450.1

Received: 20 January 2005; Accepted: 1 November 2005; Published: 1 May 2007

KEYWORDS/PHRASES

PUBLICATION TITLE:

COLLECTION TITLE:

PUBLICATION YEARS