Numerical Wind Field Model Validation in Complex Terrain with Application to Pollutant Transport

摘要

The interaction of meteorological data taken at points in a region with numerical models can be done smoothly in gently varying terrain. However, it is fraught with difficulties in complex terrain. Computer memory size limits the resolution of the topography and a point measurement becomes representative of smaller scales as the topography becomes more complex. This paper describes how remotely sensed spatially averaged winds from optical anemometers can be used to help the interaction of wind measurements made at points within a region and numerical regional wind field models. In this paper, emphasis will be placed on model validation both as wind field estimates for applications such as wind energy prospecting, and as input to pollutant dispersion models. (ERA citation 05:017997)