A dynamically adapting weather and dispersion model: The Operational Multiscale Environment Model with Grid Adaptivity (OMEGA)

[...]Fig. 25 shows OMEGA-predicted plumes from the oil well fires in Kuwait compared with the observed plumes. Careful examination of the AVHRR imagery shows that there seem to be both a surface component and a high-altitude component to the pollutant source. Because of this unknown aspect of the oi...

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Published in:Monthly weather review 2000-07, Vol.128 (7), p.2044-2076
Main Authors: BACON, D. P, NASH'AT AHMAD, ZACK, J. W, BOYBEYI, Z, DUNN, T. J, HALL, M. S, LEE, P. C. S, ANANTHAKRISHNA SARMA, R, TURNER, M. D, WAIGHT, K. T, YOUNG, S. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric models
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Fires
Meteorological applications
Meteorology
Plumes
Simulation
Weather forecasting
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Summary:[...]Fig. 25 shows OMEGA-predicted plumes from the oil well fires in Kuwait compared with the observed plumes. Careful examination of the AVHRR imagery shows that there seem to be both a surface component and a high-altitude component to the pollutant source. Because of this unknown aspect of the oil fires, they were simulated in OMEGA using two different elevated releases-one at 20 m and one at 1500 m. The results shows that OMEGA predicted a plume trajectory and spread well in qualitative agreement with the satellite observations. 7.
ISSN:0027-0644
1520-0493
DOI:10.1175/1520-0493(2000)128<2044:ADAWAD>2.0.CO;2