Sensitivity analysis to WRF parameterizations for mountain waves near Madrid airport (Spain)
- 1Department of Earth Physics and Astrophysics, Faculty of Physics, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- 2High Resolution Limited Area Model Consortium (HIRLAM). State Meteorological Agency (AEMET), Leonardo Prieto Castro, 8. 28040 Madrid. Spain.
- 3Department of Applied Mathematics. Faculty of Computer Engineering. University of Valladolid, Pza. de la Universidad, 1. 40005 Segovia. Spain.
- 4Atmospheric Physics Group, IMA, University of León, León, Spain
Aircraft icing and turbulence associated with mountain waves events are adverse meteorological phenomena potentially affecting aviation safety and air traffic management. This study analyzes 13 mountain wave events in the vicinity of the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport (Spain) for two years (from 2017 to 2019). Mountain waves are formed in the leeward side of the Guadarrama mountains when the wind flows perpendicular to this orographic barrier (north-northwest winds). The thirteen events are simulated using several parameterizations from the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. Simulated pseudo-satellite images are validated using the observed brightness temperature from satellite images. Then, a sensitivity analysis is developed through several skill scores applied to brightness temperature in order to select the schemes best performing to forecast mountain waves. Finally, the best parametrization is used to assess several atmospheric variables involved in mountain waves formation.
How to cite: Díaz Fernández, J., Quitián Hernández, L., Bolgiani, P., Santos Muñoz, D., Sastre, M., González Alemán, J. J., Valero, F., Sebastián Martín, L. I., Lopez, L., Farran, J. I., and Martín, M. L.: Sensitivity analysis to WRF parameterizations for mountain waves near Madrid airport (Spain), EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 19–30 Apr 2021, EGU21-165, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-165, 2020.
