Meteorological data for dispersion models

Available data

The Weather Research Forecast (WRF) V4.2.1 meteorological data for all of Alberta, for 2015 to 2019, is available from CCD Health Systems. The data can be extracted using software (MMEU2) to produce suitably formatted data for input into regulatory models.

• Access the meteorological data from CCD Health Systems

The availability of standard meteorological data provides easily accessible resources and reduces inconsistencies in meteorological data quality.

For assistance with the meteorological data, email:

• [email protected]

The WRF data (v4.2.1) is on a 4 km grid with a total of 39 vertical layers. The data domain extents are shown in Table 1.

Table 1. WRF data domain extents