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Bias correction of dynamically downscaled precipitation to compute soil water deficit for explaining year-to-year variation of tree growth over north…
2017
This paper documents the accuracy of a post-correction method applied to precipitation regionalized by the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Regional Climate Model (RCM) for improving simulated rainfall and feeding impact studies. The WRF simulation covers Burgundy (northeastern France) at a 8-km resolution and over a 20-year long period (1989–2008). Previous results show a strong deficiency of the WRF model for simulating precipitation, especially when convective processes are involved. In order to reduce such biases, a Quantile Mapping (QM) method is applied to WRF-simulated precipitation using the mesoscale atmospheric analyses system SAFRAN («Système d'Analyse Fournissant des Rense…
Intense magmatic degassing through the lake of Copahue volcano, 2013–2014
2015
Here we report on the first assessment of volatile fluxes from the hyperacid crater lake hosted within the summit crater of Copahue, a very active volcano on the Argentina-Chile border. Our observations were performed using a variety of in situ and remote sensing techniques during field campaigns in March 2013, when the crater hosted an active fumarole field, and in March 2014, when an acidic volcanic lake covered the fumarole field. In the latter campaign, we found that 566 to 1373 t d -1 of SO 2 were being emitted from the lake in a plume that appeared largely invisible. This, combined with our derived bulk plume composition, was converted into flux of other volcanic species (H 2 O ~ 1098…
Comparative assessment of RAMS and WRF short-term forecasts over Eastern Iberian Peninsula using various in-situ observations, remote sensing product…
2018
The Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) and the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) mesoscale models are being used for weather and air quality studies as well as forecasting tools in Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) systems. In the current study, we perform a comparative assessment of these models under distinct typical atmospheric conditions, classified according to the dominant wind flow and cloudiness, over Eastern Iberian Peninsula. This study is focused on the model representation of key physical processes in terms of meteorology and surface variables during a 7-days period in summer 2011. The hourly outputs produced by these two models are compared not only with observed…
Improving RAMS and WRF mesoscale forecasts over two distinct vegetation covers using an appropriate thermal roughness length parameterization
2019
Land Surface Models (LSM) have shown some difficulties to properly simulate day-time 2-m air and surface skin temperatures. This kind of models are coupled to atmospheric models in mesoscale modelling, such as the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) and the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model. This model coupling is used within Numerical Weather Prediction Systems (NWP) in order to forecast key physical processes for agricultural meteorology and forestry as well as in ecological modelling. The current study first evaluates the surface energy fluxes and temperatures simulated by these two state-of-the-art NWP models over two distinct vegetated covers, one corresponding to a …
Improved meteorology and surface fluxes in mesoscale modelling using adjusted initial vertical soil moisture profiles
2018
The Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) is being used for different and diverse purposes, ranging from atmospheric and dispersion of pollutants forecasting to agricultural meteorology and ecological modelling as well as for hydrological purposes, among others. The current paper presents a comprehensive assessment of the RAMS forecasts, comparing the results not only with observed standard surface meteorological variables, measured at FLUXNET stations and other portable and permanent weather stations located over the region of study, but also with non-standard observed variables, such as the surface energy fluxes, with the aim of evaluating the surface energy budget and its relation …
The Messinian stromatolites of the Sierra del Colmenar (Western Mediterranean): facies characterization and sedimentological interpretation
2018
A representative outcrop of the Messinian stromatolites belonging to the Terminal Carbonate Complex unit, from the northern sector of the Bajo Segura basin (Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo section, Sierra del Colmenar, SE Spain) has been studied. Here, we present a detailed analysis of the architecture, external morphology, and internal morphology in order to reconstruct the environmental and palaeoecological conditions for their growth. The stromatolites macrostructure consists of a continuously doming type morphology (build up and sheets areas).These developed close to the coast and acted as a palaeogeographic barrier, reducing physical stress, channeling the erosive effect of water and …
Estudio del compostaje como técnica para la eliminación de contaminantes emergentes
2017
Desde hace unos años está surgiendo una nueva clase de contaminantes químicos utilizados por el hombre con distintas finalidades y denominados contaminantes emergentes, entre los cuales se incluyen los productos farmacéuticos. Todos estos compuestos se encuentran en las aguas residuales, y como las estaciones de depuración de aguas residuales no están acondicionadas para eliminarlos, acaban liberándose en el medio ambiente. La mayor acumulación de estos compuestos se produce en los lodos que son utilizados en agricultura y compostaje. De hecho, se han encontrado fármacos de uso humano y fungicidas de aplicación agrícola en aguas superficiales, suelos, biosólidos e incluso en agua potable. E…
Cálculo de la evapotranspiración real diaria en la zona norte de Finlandia empleando técnicas de teledetección
2005
J. M. Sánchez Tomás (Juan.M.Sanchez@uv.es) Hasta hace poco tiempo el estudio de la evapotranspiración (LE), fundamental en la ecuación de balance de energía, excluía zonas forestales debido a las dificultades experimentales de la toma de medidas en estas regiones. La teledetección acabó con dichas dificultades, facilitando el estudio de la LE real dentro de estas zonas, que suponen en torno a un 30% de toda la superficie terrestre. En este trabajo se presenta un método operativo para determinar la LE real a partir de medidas de temperatura de la superficie realizadas desde satélite. Este estudio se llevó a cabo de abril a junio de 2002 en Sodankylä, una región de bosque boreal en el norte d…
Monitoring water quality and hydrological patterns of wetlands using recent techniques in remote sensing
2017
Los humedales aportan una gran cantidad de servicios ecosistémicos, incluyendo la regulación del ciclo hidrológico para el control de inundaciones y la sequía. También proporcionan suministro de agua, refugios de vida silvestre, y oportunidades de recreación, entre otros. A pesar de que estas áreas tienen un valor fundamental para el desarrollo sostenible, se ven totalmente afectadas por el crecimiento urbano, la extensión de tierras agrícolas y la contaminación derivada de todo ello. La calidad de las aguas y el estado ecológico de los ecosistemas acuáticos se pueden ver deteriorados por el proceso de eutrofización. Éste produce cambios físicos, químicos y biológicos en la masa de agua. Pa…