Evaluation of surface fluxes using the WRF model – a case study to the Bananal wetlands’ region

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X45709

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Amazonian Forest, Turbulent surface heat flux, Wetlands

Abstract

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.

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Rayonil Gomes Carneiro, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos, SP

Pesquisador, especialista em estudos micrometeorológicos e interações solo-planta-atmosfera, com foco em estudos observacionais e de modelagem nos biomas florestais

Diogo Nunes da Silva Ramos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos, SP

Pesquisador, especialista em Micrometeorologia Aplicada a energias renováveis e a modelos de previsão numérica de tempo

Letícia d’Agosto Miguel Fonseca, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos, SP

Doutoranda em Ciência do Sistema Terrestre, com foco em estudos dos impactos das secas na Amazônia, por meio de análises de dados de sensoriamento remoto. Email: leticiafonseca

Camilla Kassar Borges, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB

Pesquisadora, especialista nas trocas turbulentas entre biosfera-atmosfera através da técnica de eddy covariance no semiárido brasileiro

Cleber Assis dos Santos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos, SP

Doutorando em Ciência do Sistema Terrestre, atuando na variabilidade espacial e temporal da razão isotópica da precipitação

Gilberto Fisch, Universidade de Taubaté, Taubaté, SP

Universidade de Taubaté, Professor Titular de Agrometeorologia, especialista em interações solo-planta-atmosfera, com foco em estudos observacionais e de modelagem na Amazônia

Laura De Simone Borma, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos, SP

Pesquisadora Titular, especialista em interação solo-planta-atmosfera, ecohidrologia e serviços ecossistêmicos de regulação hídrica e climática, nos diversos biomas brasileiros

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2020-08-28

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Carneiro, R. G., Ramos, D. N. da S., Fonseca, L. d’Agosto M., Borges, C. K., Santos, C. A. dos, Fisch, G., & Borma, L. D. S. (2020). Evaluation of surface fluxes using the WRF model – a case study to the Bananal wetlands’ region. Ciência E Natura, 42, e17. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X45709

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Vol. 42 (2020): SPECIAL EDITION: XI WORKSHOP BRASILEIRO DE MICROMETEOROLOGIA

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