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Croatian Meteorological Journal, Vol. 43 No. 43/1, 2008.

Original scientific paper

EVALUATION OF URBAN ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT AND DISPERSION MODELS USING DATA FROM THE JOINT URBAN 2003 FIELD EXPERIMENT

Jeffry T. Urban ; Institute for Defense Analyses, 4850 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311, USA
Steve Warner ; Institute for Defense Analyses, 4850 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311, USA
Nathan Platt ; Institute for Defense Analyses, 4850 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311, USA
James F. Heagy ; Institute for Defense Analyses, 4850 Mark Center Drive, Alexandria, VA 22311, USA

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Abstract

We have evaluated the performance of several urban atmospheric transport and dispersion models by comparing model
predictions to tracer gas concentrations measured during the Joint Urban 2003 field experiment in Oklahoma City, USA. These
models include the Urban Canopy, Urban Dispersion Model (UDM), and Micro-SWIFT/SPRAY (MSS) modes within the HPAC
modelling suite, QUIC-URB/QUIC-PLUME models, and the MESO/RUSTIC models. We discuss some of the results of these
comparisons, including relative model performance according to bias and scatter metrics, differences in model behavior for
predictions of daytime versus nighttime releases, and operational considerations such as runtime differences.

Keywords

Atmospheric transport and dispersion; point-to-point protocol; model evaluations; urban models; HPAC; MESO/RUSTIC; QUIC-URB/QUIC-PLUME; Joint Urban 2003

Hrčak ID:

64077

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/64077

Publication date:

12.12.2008.

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