Application of a mesoscale model with 4DDA to the complex terrain near Tooele, Utah
Conference
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OSTI ID:58067
The Tooele Army Depot South Area is located in the high, broad Rush Valley of North-Central Utah. The valley is approximately 1560 m above sea level and roughly 20 Ion across from East to West and 45 km long from North to South. It is surrounded on three sides by mountain ranges with the Oquirrh Mountains to the East, the Stansbury and Onaqui Mountains to the West, and the Sheep Rock and East Tintic Mountains to the South. These mountain ranges include peaks from about 2400 m to 3350 m MSL. A somewhat shorter barrier (2000 m South Mountain) exists on the North end of the valley and the lowest passes are on the north and east sides. Further to the North lies Tooele Valley and the Great Salt Lake. Another significant lake is in the adjacent valley to the east of Rush Valley and the small Rush Lake is at the North end of Rush Valley. The combination of the topography and the lakes leads to interesting local meteorology affected by slope and valley flows and lake breezes for Atmospheric Circulations) for operational use in this area. The nudging scheme takes advantage of an extensive network of local observations in the valley. At the depot there are seven surface observing stations and a 30 m tower, which collect wind, temperature, and humidity data, and Tooele County has recently installed a network of about 25 additional surface stations throughout Rush and Tooele Valleys and on some of the surrounding higher terrain.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 58067
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR--95-1285; CONF-9507120--1; ON: DE95011011
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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