diurnal wind variations in texaqs-2
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Diurnal Wind Variations in TexAQS-2. John W. Nielsen-Gammon and Andrew McNeel Texas A&M University. Diurnal (24-hour) Winds. Sea Breeze Cycle strongly affects ozone concentrations and locations in Houston - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Diurnal Wind Variations in TexAQS-2
John W. Nielsen-Gammon and Andrew McNeel
Texas A&M University
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Diurnal (24-hour) Winds
• Sea Breeze Cycle strongly affects ozone concentrations and locations in Houston
• Nighttime transport strongly affects ventilation and intrastate-interstate pollution dispersion
• Objective: use TexAQS-2 profiler network to characterize diurnal winds
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Technical Issues
• Profiler winds are– Contaminated by other sources– Contaminated by migrating birds– Noisy
• Approach:– Use QC’d winds (Sonoma Technology)– Use mostly complete days– Interpolate using linear and EOF methods
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TexAQS-2 Profiler Network
Ledbetter
Palestine
Jayton
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La Porte (diurnal wind fraction)
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La Porte (Average W-E & N-S winds)
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La Porte u/v, Aug/Sep 2006 episode
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Huntsville u/v, Aug/Sep 2006 episode
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Longview u/v, Aug/Sep 2006 episode
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New Braunfels u/v, Aug-Sep 2006 episode
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Ledbetter u/v, Aug-Sep 2006 episode
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Brazos A-19 u/v, Aug-Sep 2006 episode
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Southerly Wind Maxima
• Longview: 00-01 CDT, 300 m, 7 m/s
• Huntsville: 22-00 CDT, 300 m, 6.5 m/s
• La Porte: 19-22 CDT, 250 m, 3 m/s
• Brazos A19: 00 CDT, <400 m, > 4 m/s
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La Porte u/v, Aug/Sep 2006 episode
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La Porte u/v, June 2006
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Longview u/v, June 2006
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Jayton u/v, June 2006
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Conclusions
• Diurnal winds are caused by:– Sea breeze– Frictional decoupling– and enhanced by adverse shear
• At night, they are almost invisible to the conventional observing network
• Important in regional transport• Challenging to model
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La Porte (onshore & alongshore diurnal wind)