Vertical wind speed profiles estimation recognizing atmospheric stability

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikola Sucevic ◽  
Zeljko Djurisic
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Atmospheric Stability ◽  
Vertical Wind ◽  
Vertical Wind Speed

scholarly journals An empirical-analytical model of the vertical wind speed profile above and within an Amazon forest site

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cledenilson Mendonça de Souza ◽  
Cléo Quaresma Dias-Júnior ◽  
Júlio Tóta ◽  
Leonardo Deane de Abreu Sá
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Analytical Model ◽  
Vertical Wind ◽  
Forest Site ◽  
Amazon Forest ◽  
Speed Profile ◽  
Wind Speed Profile ◽  
Vertical Wind Speed

Evaluation of micro physical products of GPM/DPR with X-band radar network data

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuhiro Takahashi ◽  
Takeharu Kouketsu
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Vertical Wind ◽  
Network Data ◽  
Dual Frequency ◽  
Convective Storm ◽  
Radar Rainfall ◽  
Radar Network ◽  
X Band ◽  
Vertical Wind Speed

<p>One of the major characteristics of dual-frequency precipitation radar (DPR) onboard Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) core satellite, is estimation of cloud physical properties of precipitation such as drop size distribution (DSD), existence of hail/graupel particles and possibly the mixed phase region above freezing height.  In this study, ground-based X-band radar network data are utilized for evaluate the cloud physical products from GPM/DPR.  The X-band radar network, composed of 39 X-band dual polarimetric radars developed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan, called XRAIN[1] is utilized for the evaluation.  The XRAIN radar completes volume scan up to the elevation angle of 20 degrees in 5 minutes.  By using multiple radars, three dimensional wind field is estimated by using the dual-Doppler analysis technique.　In this analysis DSD parameter from DPR (which is called epsilon in DPR product) and dual frequency ratio (DFR) that correlate well median diameter of DSD are compared with ZDR and KDP from XRAIN data.  The vertical wind data from XRAIN is utilized to characterize the Z of DPR. The case on August 27, 2018, on which GPM satellite flew over a hail producing convective storm around Tokyo, is analyzed.  Comparison of three dimensional structure of the storm between KuPR (Ku-band radar of DPR) and XRAIN from multiple radar observations shows that both observations are quite similar each other except for the KuPR observation show rather larger volume because of the larger footprint size.  At the rain region (below freezing height), the DSD parameter of DPR (epsilon) and DFR correlate well with ZDR and KDP from XRAIN, respectively.  This result indicates the DPR algorithm works well to estimate the DSD information of rain.  The comparison of Z with vertical wind speed indicates that the higher Z is characterized as higher variance of vertical wind speed. Above the freezing height, the relationship between both observations are complicated.  This result indicates that the various types of precipitation particles not only solid particles but also liquid/mixed phase particle can exist in the severe convective storm.  The hydrometeor type classification from XRAIN by using the method by Kouketsu et al. (2015) [2] confirms that the various types of precipitation exist in this case.</p><p>References</p><p>[1] Tsuchiya, S., M. Kawasaki, H. Godo, 2015: Improvement of the radar rainfall accuracy of XRAIN by modifying of rainfall attenuation correction and compositing radar rainfall, Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B1 (Hydraulic Engineering), 2015, Volume 71, Issue 4, pp. I_457-I_462 (in Japanese with English abstract).</p><p>[2] Kouketsu, T., Uyeda, H., Ohigashi, T., Oue, M., Takeuchi, H., Shinoda, T., Tsuboki, K., Kubo, M., and Muramoto, K., 2015: A Hydrometeor Classification Method for X-Band Polarimetric Radar: Construction and Validation Focusing on Solid Hydrometeors under Moist Environments, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 32(11), 2052-2074.</p>

scholarly journals Airborne Wind Lidar Measurements of Vertical and Horizontal Winds for the Investigation of Orographically Induced Gravity Waves

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1371-1386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Witschas ◽  
Stephan Rahm ◽  
Andreas Dörnbrack ◽  
Johannes Wagner ◽  
Markus Rapp
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Gravity Waves ◽  
Power Spectra ◽  
Horizontal Resolution ◽  
Vertical Wind ◽  
Horizontal Wind ◽  
Horizontal Wind Speed ◽  
Lidar Measurements ◽  
Vertical Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Lidar

AbstractAirborne coherent Doppler wind lidar measurements, acquired during the Gravity Wave Life-Cycle (GW-LCYCLE) I field campaign performed from 2 to 14 December 2013 in Kiruna, Sweden, are used to investigate internal gravity waves (GWs) induced by flow across the Scandinavian Mountains. Vertical wind speed is derived from lidar measurements with a mean bias of less than 0.05 m s−1 and a standard deviation of 0.2 m s−1 by correcting horizontal wind projections onto the line-of-sight direction by means of ECMWF wind data. The horizontal wind speed and direction are retrieved from lidar measurements by applying a velocity–azimuth display scan and a spectral accumulation technique, leading to a horizontal resolution of about 9 km along the flight track and a vertical resolution of 100 m, respectively. Both vertical and horizontal wind measurements are valuable for characterizing GW properties as demonstrated by means of a flight performed on 13 December 2013 acquired during weather conditions favorable for orographic GW excitation. Wavelet power spectra of the vertical wind speed indicate that the horizontal GW wavelengths lay mainly between 10 and 30 km and that the GW amplitude above the mountain ridge decreases with increasing altitude. Additionally, the perturbations of the horizontal wind speed are analyzed, showing horizontal wavelengths in the excitation region of 100–125 km with upwind-tilted wave fronts. By means of elevation power spectra, it is revealed that vertical wind power spectra are dominated by the short-wave elevation part, whereas horizontal wind perturbations are dominated by the long-wave part.

scholarly journals DETERMINING VERTICAL WIND SPEED PROFILE IN THE ATMOSPHERIC LIMIT LAYER ON THE OUAHIGOUYA SITE IN BURKINA FASO.

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-105
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Vertical Profile ◽  
Atmospheric Stability ◽  
Vertical Wind ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Wind Speed Profile ◽  
Log Linear ◽  
Annual Scale

The properties of the vertical profile of the wind speed on a monthly and annual scale at the Ouahigouya site belonging to the Sahelian climatic zone in Burkina Faso were explored in this study. To do this, wind speed and temperature data at 10 m above ground and NASA satellite data at an altitude of 50 m in the atmospheric boundary layer were used over a period of ten years. From the theory of Monin-Obukhov, the logarithmic law and the power law made it possible to develop the variation of wind speed with altitude taking into account the conditions of atmospheric stability. According to statistical performance indicators, it has been observed that the vertical profile of the wind speed adjusted according to the power law and the log-linear law corresponds to the measurements. Regarding the state of stability of the atmosphere, we note that it is generally unstable from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and stable during other times of the day. The annual average wind shear coefficients during the convective and night time diurnal cycle are evaluated at 0.67 and 0.7, respectively. From the power law, the values of the shear coefficients, the average vertical profile on a monthly and annual scale of the wind was obtained by extrapolation of the wind data measured at 10 m from the ground. This study is the first of its kind in this area. To assess the wind resource available on the Ouahigouya site, investors can directly use the vertical wind profile based on the power law for an altitude between 10 and 50 m.

scholarly journals Atmospheric temperature profiles estimated by the vertical wind speed observed by MST radar

2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (9) ◽  
pp. 094301
Author(s):  
Qing Hai-Yin ◽  
Zhang Yuan-Nong ◽  
Zhou Chen ◽  
Zhao Zheng-Yu ◽  
Chen Gang
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Atmospheric Temperature ◽  
Vertical Wind ◽  
Temperature Profiles ◽  
Mst Radar ◽  
Vertical Wind Speed

Vertical wind speed extrapolation: Modelling using a response surface methodology (RSM) based on unconventional designs

2021 ◽  
pp. 0309524X2110463
Author(s):  
Feriel Adli ◽  
Nawel Cheggaga ◽  
Farouk Hannane ◽  
Leila Ouzeri
Keyword(s):  
Response Surface Methodology ◽  
Wind Speed ◽  
Response Surface ◽  
Vertical Wind ◽  
Industrial Processes ◽  
Wind Speed Profile ◽  
Wind Speeds ◽  
Vertical Wind Speed ◽  
Mathematical Techniques ◽  
Rsm Model

The main objective of this paper is to develop a predictive model of vertical wind speed profile. Response surface methodology (RSM) is used for this purpose. RSM is a set of statistical and mathematical techniques useful for the development, improvement and optimisation of processes. It is mainly used in industrial processes and is successfully applied in this paper to model the wind speed at the hub height of the wind turbine. An unconventional model is adopted due to the nature of the input parameters which cannot be controlled or modified. The model validation indicators, namely correlation coefficient ([Formula: see text]) and root mean square error (RMSE = 1.02), give excellent results when comparing predicted and measured wind speeds. For the same data, the RSM model gives a better RMSE compared to the conventional power law and the artificial neural network.

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