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Sea breeze
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TL;DR: In this article, the atmospheric features and the main characteristics of sea-breezes are reviewed and the role that mesoscale wind circulations play in developing unstable seabreeze fronts in the coastal hinterland and mountainous areas close to the Mediterranean coast.
Abstract: Sea-breezes are the main wind circulation during the hot season of the year (April–September) in the Levant region of Spain (Fig. 1). This article reviews the atmospheric features and the main characteristics of these sea-breezes. It also highlights the role that these mesoscale wind circulations play in developing unstable sea-breeze fronts in the coastal hinterland and mountainous areas close to the Mediterranean coast.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a combination of meteorological reanalysis data and stochastic simulation is used to model wind generation variability in detail to analyse its impacts on power systems, and the results indicate that the model, combining re-analysis data, can successfully model wind generator variability on different geographical aggregation levels on sub-hourly resolution.
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TL;DR: In this article, a two-part evaluation of 30 forecasts by a mesoscale numerical weather prediction model (MASS 2.0) is presented, and examples of model 'forecasts' of intense convective storm clusters, a severe squall line triggered along a dryline, orographically induced hailstorms, and sea breeze thunderstorms are provided.
Abstract: The mesoscale part of a two-part evaluation of 30 forecasts by a mesoscale numerical weather prediction model (MASS 2.0) is presented. Unfiltered fields are combined into convective predictor fields, the loci of which are then related at two-hour intervals to the loci of strong mesoscale convective systems identifiable in national radar summary plots and GOES satellite imagery. Examples of model 'forecasts' of intense convective storm clusters, a severe squall line triggered along a dryline, orographically induced hailstorms, and sea breeze thunderstorms are provided.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed wind and wave time series data resulting from hourly measurements on the sea surface in Bushehr, the northern part of the Persian Gulf, from 15 July to 4 August 2000.
Abstract: . In this study we have analysed wind and wave time series data resulting from hourly measurements on the sea surface in Bushehr, the northern part of the Persian Gulf, from 15 July to 4 August 2000. Wind speed (U10) ranged from 0.34 to 10.38 m/s as alternating sea and land breezes. The lowest wind speed occurs at about midnight and the highest at around noon. The calculated autocorrelation of wind speed data shows that when the sea-land breeze is strong, the land-sea breeze is weak and vice versa. The significant wave height (Hs) varies between 0.10 to 1.02 m. The data of the present study reflects mostly the local waves or the sea waves. The calculated correlation between wind and wave parameters is rather weak, due to the continuous change in the wind direction. Wave height distribution follows the well-known Rayleigh distribution law. The cross correlation analyses between U10 and Hs reveal a time lag of 4h. Finally, we have shown that the time series of U10, Hs, and wave period are stationary. We have modeled these parameters by an auto regressive moving average (ARMA) and auto regressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models. Keywords. Oceanography: physical (Air-sea interactions; Surface waves and tides; Upper ocean processes)
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TL;DR: In this article, the high resolution boundary-layer diurnal variation is highlighted leading to a distinct pattern of spatial-temporal air pollution dispersion, for over 25 years, from Israel's largest coal-fired power plant.
Abstract: The East Mediterranean (EM) coast is characterized by warm sea temperatures and a nearly linear coastline. Both parameters influence the sea breeze front and the atmospheric conditions most relevant to air pollution dispersion. Here, the high resolution boundary-layer diurnal variation is highlighted leading to a distinct pattern of spatial-temporal air pollution dispersion, for over 25 years, from Israel's largest coal-fired power plant. Over 4,000 air pollution events were segregated by semi-objective synoptic systems and 7 years of boundary layer profiles carried out by acoustic radar. Results clarify why the highest air pollution events occur during summer at 12:00- 15:00 h through the average coincident drop of the boundary layer height down to 450 m above the ground. Here, the interaction between the synoptics and the sea-breezes is shown to play a significant role in the specific air pollution pattern.
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