Assessment of the hydraulic slope flow approach using a mesoscale model

• Autorzy: Martínez D. , Cuxart J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The simplified hydraulic two-layer model for a katabatic flow is analysed using the outputs from a high-resolution mesoscale simulation. A stably stratified night is simulated for the Duero basin, a complex terrain area located in the northern Spanish plateau, with large vertical and horizontal spatial resolution. Well-defined katabatic flows on the basin slopes are generated by the simulation, that are relatively stationary and quasi-bidimensional for some areas in the central part of the night. The bulk quantities used in the two-layer approach as well as the different terms in the equations are computed from the three-dimensional information provided by the mesoscale simulation. This method allows to inspect how well the simplified approach represents the katabatic flow generated by the mesoscale model. The study shows that the hydraulic model allows for a comprehensive analysis of the basic mechanisms of the slope flows but is not able to close the budget equations, since the residuals are large.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

katabatic flows; Duero Basin; mesoscale modelling; hydraulic two-layer model; stable boundary layer

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 57, no. 4
• Strony: 882--903
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 24 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Martínez D.

autor

Cuxart J.

• Departament de Física, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Mallorca, Spain,

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