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Two existing mass-consistent models, COMPLEX and NOABL, were tested in three regions in the UK: Devon, the Northern Pennines and Shetland. In order to solve problems arising with both models, a number of modifications were made, leading to the development of a new model, MC-3. First, the entire wind field was scaled down (or up) by a certain percentage to make the wind predictions at the predictor stations as close to the observed values as possible. Second, modifications to the non-divergent process used in COMPLEX were made. Site roughness-length and anemometer height corrections were also made. The new model worked well in terms of mean wind speed predictions, and gave a significant improvement over the predictions of COMPLEX and NOABL.
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Guo, X., Palutikof, J.P. A study of two mass-consistent models: Problems and possible solutions. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 53, 303–332 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02186092
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