J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano
Wageningen University and Research Centre
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Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology | 2008
G.J. Steeneveld; Thorsten Mauritsen; E.I.F. de Bruijn; J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano; Gunilla Svensson; A.A.M. Holtslag
This study evaluates the ability of three limited-area models [the fifth-generation Pennsylvania State University–National Center for Atmospheric Research Mesoscale Model (MM5), the Coupled Ocean– Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS), and the High-Resolution Limited-Area Model (HIRLAM)] to predict the diurnal cycle of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) during the Cooperative Atmosphere–Surface Exchange Study (CASES-99) experimental campaign. Special attention is paid to the stable ABL. Limited-area model results for different ABL parameterizations and different radiation transfer parameterizations are compared with the in situ observations. Model forecasts were found to be sensitive to the choice of the ABL parameterization both during the day and at night. At night, forecasts are particularly sensitive to the radiation scheme. All three models underestimate the amplitude of the diurnal temperature cycle (DTR) and the near-surface wind speed. Furthermore, they overestimate the stable boundary layer height for windy conditions and underestimate the stratification of nighttime surface inversions. Favorable parameterizations for the stable boundary layer enable rapid surface cooling, and they have limited turbulent mixing. It was also found that a relatively large model domain is required to model the Great Plains low-level jet. A new scheme is implemented for the stable boundary layer in the MediumRange Forecast Model (MRF). This scheme introduces a vegetation layer, a new formulation for the soil heat flux, and turbulent mixing based on the local scaling hypothesis. The new scheme improves the representation of surface temperature (especially for weak winds) and the stable boundary layer structure.
Journal of Hydrometeorology | 2010
C. C. van Heerwaarden; J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano; A. Gounou; Françoise Guichard; Fleur Couvreux
Abstract A method to analyze the daily cycle of evapotranspiration over land is presented. It quantifies the influence of external forcings, such as radiation and advection, and of internal feedbacks induced by boundary layer, surface layer, and land surface processes on evapotranspiration. It consists of a budget equation for evapotranspiration that is derived by combining a time derivative of the Penman–Monteith equation with a mixed-layer model for the convective boundary layer. Measurements and model results for days at two contrasting locations are analyzed using the method: midlatitudes (Cabauw, Netherlands) and semiarid (Niamey, Niger). The analysis shows that the time evolution of evapotranspiration is a complex interplay of forcings and feedbacks. Although evapotranspiration is initiated by radiation, it is significantly regulated by the atmospheric boundary layer and the land surface throughout the day. In both cases boundary layer feedbacks enhance the evapotranspiration up to 20 W m−2 h−1. How...
Boundary-Layer Meteorology | 2013
Eduardo Barbaro; J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano; M. Krol; A.A.M. Holtslag
We investigated the impact of aerosol heat absorption on convective atmospheric boundary-layer (CBL) dynamics. Numerical experiments using a large-eddy simulation model enabled us to study the changes in the structure of a dry and shearless CBL in depth-equilibrium for different vertical profiles of aerosol heating rates. Our results indicated that aerosol heat absorption decreased the depth of the CBL due to a combination of factors: (i) surface shadowing, reducing the sensible heat flux at the surface and, (ii) the development of a deeper inversion layer, stabilizing the upper CBL depending on the vertical aerosol distribution. Steady-state analytical solutions for CBL depth and potential temperature jump, derived using zero-order mixed-layer theory, agreed well with the large-eddy simulations. An analysis of the entrainment zone heat budget showed that, although the entrainment flux was controlled by the reduction in surface flux, the entrainment zone became deeper and less stably stratified. Therefore, the vertical profile of the aerosol heating rate promoted changes in both the structure and evolution of the CBL. More specifically, when absorbing aerosols were present only at the top of the CBL, we found that stratification at lower levels was the mechanism responsible for a reduction in the vertical velocity and a steeper decay of the turbulent kinetic energy throughout the CBL. The increase in the depth of the inversion layer also modified the potential temperature variance. When aerosols were present we observed that the potential temperature variance became significant already around
Boundary-Layer Meteorology | 2013
H. G. Ouwersloot; J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano
Physics and Chemistry of The Earth Part A-solid Earth and Geodesy | 2001
A. Flores; A. Rius; J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano; A. Escudero
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Atmospheric Environment | 1997
S. Galmarini; J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano; J.H. Duyzer
Journal of Climate | 2011
Pedro A. Jiménez; J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano; J. F. González-Rouco; Jorge Navarro; Juan Pedro Montavez; Elena Garcia-Bustamante; Jimy Dudhia
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Journal of Hydrometeorology | 2017
X. Pedruzo-Bagazgoitia; H. G. Ouwersloot; M. Sikma; C. C. van Heerwaarden; C.M.J. Jacobs; J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology | 2016
Metodija M. Shapkalijevski; A.F. Moene; H. G. Ouwersloot; Edward G. Patton; J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano
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Journal of Geophysical Research | 2017
Marie Combe; A.J.W. de Wit; J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano; M. K. van der Molen; V. Magliulo; Wouter Peters