Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: A new time for the atmospheric modeling A. Montorn`es th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 80 m above ground 30 20 10 10' mean Wind speed [m/s] 0 19/12 21/12 23/12 25/12 27/12 29/12 31/12 Time (10') Vortex−PBL 3 km Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 80 m above ground 30 20 10 10' mean Wind speed [m/s] 0 19/12 21/12 23/12 25/12 27/12 29/12 31/12 Time (10') Measured Vortex−PBL 3 km Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 80 m above ground: 1 year analysis Mesoscale Microscale 1e+02 1­y 1­m 1­d 3­h 1e+00 Spectral density [−] Spectral 1e−02 10­min 1e−05 1e−03 Frequency (Hz) label Real Vortex−PBL 3 km Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Wind resource assessment approach: mesoscale models Climate 1000 Years Meteorology Fluid dynamics Climate models 100 Years Wind industry Climate variations 10 Years interest 1 Year ENSO Seasonal Global 1 Month Planetary waves models 1 week Mesoscale Synoptic scale models 1 day Mesoscale 1 h 10 min Microscale Characteristic time 1 min 10 s Small eddies 1 s Molecular diffusion <0.1 s <1 mm 1 cm 10 cm 1 m 10 m 100 m 1 km 10 km 100 km 1.000 km10.000 km100.000 km Characteristic length Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 A new age: CFD Climate 1000 Years Meteorology Fluid dynamics Climate models 100 Years Wind industry Climate variations 10 Years interest 1 Year ENSO Seasonal Global 1 Month Planetary waves models 1 week Mesoscale Synoptic scale models 1 day CFD models Mesoscale 1 h 10 min Microscale Characteristic time 1 min 10 s Small eddies 1 s Molecular diffusion <0.1 s <1 mm 1 cm 10 cm 1 m 10 m 100 m 1 km 10 km 100 km 1.000 km10.000 km100.000 km Characteristic length Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Large eddies Small eddies Input Dissipation energy Energy flux Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Large eddies Small eddies RANS Resolved Modeled Average Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Large eddies Small eddies RANS Avg. LES Dyn. DNS Resolved Dynamic Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Large eddies Small eddies RANS Avg. LES Dyn. DNS Dyn. Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 DNS LES RANS Dyn. Dyn. Avg. Adapted from Maries, A., Haque, M. A., Yilmaz, S. L., Nik, M. B., Marai, G. E.: New Developments in the Visualization and Processing of Tensor Fields, Springer, pp. 137­156, D. Laidlaw, A. Villanova. 2012 Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 DNS LES RANS Dyn. Dyn. Avg. Seconds Minutes Distributions Different tools for different applications Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 A new age: Mesoscale-Microscale coupling Climate 1000 Years Meteorology Fluid dynamics Climate models 100 Years Wind industry Climate variations 10 Years interest 1 Year ENSO Seasonal Global 1 Month Planetary waves models 1 week Mesoscale Synoptic scale models 1 day CFD models Mesoscale 1 h 10 min Microscale Characteristic time 1 min 10 s Small eddies 1 s Molecular diffusion <0.1 s <1 mm 1 cm 10 cm 1 m 10 m 100 m 1 km 10 km 100 km 1.000 km10.000 km100.000 km Characteristic length Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Coupling mesoscale-LES: Challenges ◮ Lateral boundary conditions ◮ Surface layer and Land Surface Model ◮ Terra-Incognita Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Coupling mesoscale-LES: Challenges ◮ Lateral boundary conditions ◮ Surface layer and Land Surface Model ◮ Terra-Incognita Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Lateral boundary conditions Microscale ­ LES BC Mesoscale ­ PBL Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Lateral boundary conditions BC Mesoscale ­ PBL Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Lateral boundary conditions θnew = θold + θ' Muñoz­Esparza (2014) + Vortex in­house R+D BC Mesoscale ­ PBL Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 A new age: Mesoscale-Microscale coupling Climate 1000 Years Meteorology Fluid dynamics Climate models 100 Years Wind industry Climate variations 10 Years interest 1 Year ENSO Seasonal Global 1 Month Planetary waves models 1 week Mesoscale Synoptic scale models 1 day Large Eddy Mesoscale 1 h Simulation 10 min Microscale Characteristic time 1 min SGS 10 s Small eddies 1 s Molecular diffusion <0.1 s <1 mm 1 cm 10 cm 1 m 10 m 100 m 1 km 10 km 100 km 1.000 km10.000 km100.000 km Characteristic length Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Vortex approach Reanalysis Vortex WRF­LES Mesoscale PBL Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Vortex approach Reanalysis Vortex WRF­LES Mesoscale PBL Postprocessing Microscale LES 4 Hz output 10' averages 3'' gust 10' standard deviation 20­150 meters above ground 1­year time­series (10­min) 110 m grid­size Wind speed, Wind direction, Region 2.5x2.5 km Temperature, Pressure, Richardson Number, PBL Fluxes, Wind Veer, Inflow angle, ... Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 80 m above ground 30 20 10 10' mean Wind speed [m/s] 0 19/12 21/12 23/12 25/12 27/12 29/12 31/12 Time (10') Measured Vortex−PBL 3 km Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 80 m above ground 30 20 10 10' mean Wind speed [m/s] 0 19/12 21/12 23/12 25/12 27/12 29/12 31/12 Time (10') Measured Vortex−LES 111 m Vortex−PBL 3 km Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 80 m above ground: 1 year analysis Mesoscale Microscale 1e+02 1­y 1­m 1­d 3­h Terra Incognita 1e+00 Spectral density [−] Spectral 1e−02 10­min 1e−05 1e−03 Frequency (Hz) label Real Vortex−LES 111 m Vortex−PBL 3 km Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Validation exercise 3.1% Off­shore 41.7% Flat terrain 25.0% Complex terrain 30.2% Forest ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●● ● ● ● ● ● ●● ● ● ●● ● ● ● ●● ● ● ● ● ● ●● ●● ● ● ● ● ●●● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Anemometers: 18.1% 20­50 m 68.1% 50­100 m 13.8% 100­150 m 1­year validation Wind speed validated at 96 sites at different mest­mast heights Turbulence validated at 56 sites at different mest­mast heights Montorn`es et. al, [email protected] Vortex Mesoscale-Microscale coupling: a new time for the atmospheric modeling Vortex-LES: white paper th 6 International Conference on Meteorology and Climatology of the Mediterranean 2017 Wind speed speed: Metrics The validation of the wind speed time-series show a high dependence with the geographical features.