Numerical weather prediction

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Chenevez J, Baklanov A, Sorensen JH (2004) Pollutant transport schemes integrated in a numerical weather prediction model Model description and verification results. Meteorol Appkll (3) 265-275... 

Air quality modelling at met.no consists of three different systems, all coupled offline to our numerical weather prediction (NWP) models. These are (1) a nuclear emergency system, (2) an urban air quality (AQ) forecasting system and (3) a longterm air quality chemical transport model routinely used in Europe to determine transboundary pollution fluxes. 

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The aim of this section is to pull together the main points on coupling of Numerical Weather Prediction and/or Meso-meteorology (NWP/MM) and Atmospheric Chemical Transport Model (ACTM). Where possible, recommendations are given on the best practice and strategy for further developments and applications of integrated modelling systems. 

UAP models in operational UAQIFSs, as a rule, still use simple in-situ meteorological measurements which are fed into meteorological pre-processors (see Figure 9.1). Lacking an adequate description of physical phenomena and the complex data assimilation and parameterisations of numerical weather prediction (NWP) models, these pre-processors do not achieve the potential of NWP models in providing all the meteorological fields needed by modern UAP models to improve the UAQ forecasts. 

The possibility of a release in an urban environment signifies the importance of having fast robust urban dispersion models available. Comprehensive models involving e.g. CFD and LES are probably not feasible in real time. Due to the influence of the urban environment on the meteorology, it is important to make use of urban-scale numerical weather prediction model data. 

Baklanov, A., Rasmussen, A., Fay, B., Berge, E., and Finardi, S. (2002) Potential and shortcomings of numerical weather prediction models in providing meteorological data for urban air pollution forecasting. Water, Air and Soil Poll. Focus 2, 43-60. 

Klemp, J.B., 2004. Next-generation mesoscale modeling a technical overview of WRF, 20th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/16th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, 11.2, American Meteorological Society. 

Numerical weather prediction Dynamic weather prediction based on the numerical solution of physical laws. 

Table 3.3 Mesoscale Numerical Weather Prediction Models.66...

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