Advances in Science and Research
Advances in Science and Research
Advances in Science and Research
Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
Adv. Sci. Res., 10, 113–117, 2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-10-113-2013
© Author(s) 2013. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Adv. Sci. Res., 10, 113–117, 2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-10-113-2013
© Author(s) 2013. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 10, issue 1

  11 Oct 2013

11 Oct 2013

Preliminary step towards comparing large scale features in surface wind field between ERA-Interim re-analysis and a higher resolution simulation

A. Boilley1, T. Ranchin1, and A. Ghennioui2 A. Boilley et al.
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  • 1MINES ParisTech, O.I.E. – Centre Observation, Impacts, Energie, CS 10207 rue Claude Daunesse, 06904 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France
  • 2Institut de Recherche en Energie Solaire et Energies Nouvelles, Rabat, Morocco
Received: 30 Nov 2012 – Revised: 26 Aug 2013 – Accepted: 15 Sep 2013 – Published: 11 Oct 2013

Abstract. The weather research and forecasting model (WRF) is initialized with ERA-Interim re-analysis to produce a higher resolution dataset over a one month period. WRF is supposed to introduce small scale information and maintain the mean large scale features. A detailed spectral analysis is performed to verify this statement. It reveals that consistency in large-scale features is not achieved for wavelengths greater than or equal to 6° even with the activation of spectral nudging.

How to cite. Boilley, A., Ranchin, T., and Ghennioui, A.: Preliminary step towards comparing large scale features in surface wind field between ERA-Interim re-analysis and a higher resolution simulation, Adv. Sci. Res., 10, 113–117, https://doi.org/10.5194/asr-10-113-2013, 2013.