Real-time WRF large-eddy simulations to support uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) flight planning and operations during 2018 LAPSE-RATE

Pinto, James O.; Jensen, Anders A.; Jiménez, Pedro A.; Hertneky, Tracy; Muñoz-Esparza, Domingo; Dumont, Arnaud; Steiner, Matthias

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-697-2021

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Data description paper

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26 Feb 2021

Data description paper |

| 26 Feb 2021

Real-time WRF large-eddy simulations to support uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) flight planning and operations during 2018 LAPSE-RATE

James O. Pinto, Anders A. Jensen, Pedro A. Jiménez, Tracy Hertneky, Domingo Muñoz-Esparza, Arnaud Dumont, and Matthias Steiner

Data sets

WRF Large-Eddy Simulation Data from Realtime Runs Used to Support UAS Operations during LAPSE-RATE J. O. Pinto, P. A. Jimenez, T. J. Hertneky, A. A. Jensen, D. Munoz-Esparza, and M. Steiner https://doi.org/10.5065/83r2-0579

Realtime WRF Large-Eddy Simulation Data (Version V1) J. O. Pinto, P. A. Jimenez, A. A. Jensen, T. J. Hertneky, D. Munoz-Esparza, and M. Steiner https://zenodo.org/record/3706365\#.X8akeLd7mpo

Short summary

The dataset produced here was generated as part of a real-time demonstration of a new capability to provide fine-scale weather guidance to support small UAS operations. The nested model configuration enabled us to resolve large turbulent eddies that developed in response to daytime heating and demonstrated the current state of the science in coupling mesoscale forcing with a large eddy simulation (LES) model. Output from these real-time simulations was used for planning IOPs during LAPSE-RATE.