Open AccessEvaluation of surface fluxes using the WRF model – a case study to the Bananal wetlands’ region
Author(s) -
Rayonil Gomes Carneiro,
Diogo Nunes da Silva Ramos,
Letícia d’Agosto Miguel Fonseca,
Camilla Kassar Borges,
Cleber Assis dos Santos,
Gilberto Fisch,
Laura S. Borma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ciência e natura
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2179-460X
pISSN - 0100-8307
DOI - 10.5902/2179460x45709
Subject(s) - weather research and forecasting model , mesoscale meteorology , latent heat , environmental science , sensible heat , climatology , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , geography , geology
The present work aimed to analyze the simulations of surface fluxes of sensible and latent heat, and global radiation using the mesoscale atmospheric model (WRF) for the Bananal Island (Tocantins state, Brazil) region during three distinct seasonal periods (flooded, dry, and wet) in 2004. The final analysis of the NCEP global model was used as initial and boundary conditions of the WRF, which horizontal resolution (5 km) and physical parameterizations follow the operational settings used at CPTEC/INPE. The global radiation, the simulated sensible and latent heat fluxes were consistent with the observed data for the daily cycle, where the R2 was higher than 0.8, showing a good correlation between the data. However, the WRF outputs overestimates/underestimates follow a distinct seasonal pattern between global radiation and heat fluxes. There are some hypotheses for this result, such as potential limitations of the model in describing the surface conditions, whether static or dynamic. Future studies may investigate how sensitive the WRF would be when updating surface conditions for scenarios closer to reality, especially the flooded surface situation.