Downscaling Geopotential Height Using Lapse Rate
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In order to utilize the output from a global climate model, relevant information for the area of interest must be extracted. This is called "downscaling". In this paper, the derivation of a local geopotential height in terms of lapse rate is presented. The main assumptions are hydrostatic balance, perfect gas, constant gravity, and constant lapse rate. Two sets of data are required for this method, simulation outputs from the Education Global Climate Model (EdGCM) and the observed data at the points of interest (Chiangmai, Bangkok, Ubon Ratchathani, Phuket and Songkla). The results show that downscaling of the geopotential heights by using lapse rate dynamic equation are closer to the observed data than the geopotential heights from EdGCM.
Keywords: Downscaling, Geopotential height, Lapse rate
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