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ATMOSPHERE
卷 12, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/atmos12060737
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synoptic interactions; longitudinal roll structures; convective rolls; complex terrain
The study investigated synoptic interactions with the San Andres Mountains in southern New Mexico using WRF model simulations. Two distinct regimes were identified: lee waves aloft and SW-to-NE oriented Longitudinal Roll Structures (LRS), with the transition occurring at a critical threshold of surface heating and upwind flow characteristics during the transitional periods. Satellite observations and longitudinal streak patterns in soil confirmed the climatological presence of LRS.
To investigate synoptic interactions with the San Andres Mountains in southern New Mexico, the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model was used to simulate several days in the period 2018-2020. The study domain was centered on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service's Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and the emphasis was on synoptic conditions that favor strong to moderate winds aloft from the southwest, boundary layer shear, a lack of moisture (cloud coverage), and modest warming of the surface. The WRF simulations on these synoptic days revealed two distinct regimes: lee waves aloft and SW-to-NE oriented Longitudinal Roll Structures (LRS) that have typical length scales of the width of the mountain basin in the horizontal and the height of the boundary layer (BL) in the vertical. Analysis of the transitional periods indicate that the shift from the lee wave to LRS regime occurs when the surface heating and upwind flow characteristics reach a critical threshold. The existence of LRS is confirmed by satellite observations and the longitudinal streak patterns in the soil of the JER that indicate this is a climatologically present BL phenomenon.
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