Statistical Model for Meteorological Elements Based on Local Radiosonde Measurements in Mediterranean Region

TL;DR

This paper presents a statistical model for vertical wind and temperature profiles in the Mediterranean region, based on radiosonde data, useful for environmental safety and pollution control.

Contribution

It introduces a universal statistical model for atmospheric profiles using principal component analysis and reference scales, applicable across different atmospheric conditions.

Findings

Profiles exhibit qualitative similarity under various conditions

Model captures key statistical characteristics of wind and temperature

Applicable for safety and pollution management in high-risk areas

Abstract

A comprehensive statistical model is developed for vertical profiles of the horizontal wind and temperature throughout the troposphere based on several-years radiosonde measurements of strong winds. The profiles measured under quite different atmospheric conditions exhibit qualitative similarity. A proper choice of the reference scales for the wind, temperature and altitude levels allow us to consider the measurement data as realizations of a random process with universal characteristics: means, the basic functions and parameters of standard distributions for transform coefficients of the Principal Component Analysis. The features of the atmospheric conditions are described by statistical characteristics of the wind-temperature ensemble of dimensional reference scales. The model can be useful for air pollution and safety in high-risk areas such as chemical and nuclear plants.