Parametrization of orographical effects in the planetary boundary layer

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Jul 1973

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Boundary-Layer Meteorology, Volume 5, Issue 3, pp.309-320

Computer Science

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Studies of the influence of orography on the dynamics of atmospheric processes usually assume the following relation as a boundary condition at the surface of the Earth, or at the top of the planetary layer: 10546_2004_Article_BF00155239_TeX2GIFE1.gif w = u{δ z_0 }/{δ x} + v{δ z_0 }/{δ y} where u, v and w are the components of wind velocity along the x, y and z axes, respectively, and z 0 = z0(x, y) is the equation of the Earth's orography. We see that w, and consequently the influence of orography on the dynamics of atmospheric processes, depend on the wind ( u, v) and on the slope of the obstacle ( δz 0/δx, δz0/δy). In the present work, it is shown that the above relation for w is insufficient to describe the influence of orography on the dynamics of the atmosphere. It is also shown that the relation is a particular case of the expression: 10546_2004_Article_BF00155239_TeX2GIFE2.gif begin{gathered} w_h = left| {v_g } right|left[ {a_1 (Ro,s){δ z_0 }/{δ x} + a_2 (Ro,s){δ z_0 }/{δ y}} right] + \ + {left| {v_g } right|^2 }/fleft[ {b_1 (Ro,s){δ ^2 z_0 }/{δ x^2 } + b_2 (Ro,s){δ ^2 z_0 }/{δ y^2 } + b_3 (Ro,s){δ ^2 z_0 }/{δ xδ y}} right] \ where ¦v v g¦ is the strength of the geostrophic wind, a 1, a2, b1, b2, b3 are functions of Rossby number Ro and of the external stability parameter s. The above relation is obtained with the help of similarity theory, with a parametrization of the planetary boundary layer. Finally, the authors show that a close connection exists between the effects described by the above expression and cyclo- and anticyclogenesis.

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