WRPLOT View & “Some” Wind Rose Uses

Yudith Vega
Pertemuan IV
http://www.weblakes.com/download/freewar
e.html
1. Menyusun data dalam Ms. Excel dengan urutan no stasiun, tahun, bulan, tanggal.
jam, arah angin, kecepatan angin.
2. Kemudian simpan dalam other format *.txt (Tab delimited)*.*perhatikan benar
format penulisan data karena jika tidak sesuai format, tidak akan bisa di submit di
program wrplot.
3. Buka program Wrplot (dalam folder lakes environment di desktop)
4. Klik : Add file > pilih file *.txt* > Open
5. Klik : "wind rose" untuk mengetahui gambaran angin secara keseluruhan.
Kamu juga bisa merubah settingan sesuai kebutuhan wind direction (pada
umumnya memakai 8 arah mata angin) , satuan kecepatan (dalam Knot atau m/s), kelas
kecepatan angin, dan wind orientation ( pilih "direction >blowing from"). Misal pada
gambar di bawah dapat diketahui bahwa hampir 45% angin bertiup dari barat
daya.
6. Klik "Graph" untuk mengetahui distribusi frekuensi kelas kecepatan angin. Dari sini
dapat kita ketahui angin terbanyak di stasiun tersebut, pada periode tersebut adalah
berada kelas kecepatan 4-7 Knot, sebesar 75%.
7. Klik "Wind Rose" > export
8. Akan muncul kotak dialog "export to Google Earth".
Kemudian atur "setting" > "export setting"
9. Atur "rose plot" > Location (isi dengan lintang bujur stasiun/AWS) > Atur "style" >
"export"
10. Otomatis akan ter-export ke google earth yang sudah ter-instalasi di PC
 No Headers
except LAKES
FORMAT in
cell A1.
Save as tab
delimited text
file

Work your data

so it only has
the wind data
from your
desired
concentrations
in the correct
format. Make a
Lakes Format
text file. Then
import to
WRPLOT View
 Wind data from approximately
NOx Pollution Rose the highest 10% recorded NOx
concentrations at the CTUIR
monitoring project in
Hermiston were imported into
WRPLOT View generating this
pollution rose.

Of these highest 10%,

concentrations ranged from 25
to 130 ppb with 14 hours at
100 ppb or higher and 146
hours at 50 ppb or higher. The
mean was 40.3 ppb for these
concentrations.

Notice the southerly

winds. What “stuff” is in
that direction that emits
NOx?

Note: winds don’t typically go in straight lines for long distances – they curve around
pressure systems and surface features. Wind roses aren’t typically useful to identify
transport sources, but are very useful to identify problem sources near the monitor.
Monitor
Railroad facility
Wal-Mart
Distribution
Center
This stuff
 There are vast
open areas
south of
Hermiston, but
there are also
agricultural
sources south of
the airport.

Note: Ammonia is used as a fertilizer and can impact NOx analyzers under certain circumstances. I looked at these
data to see if the high concentrations centered around dates farmers typically fertilize. They didn’t. There are many
methods used to help identify problem sources. Wind roses are only part of the whole process.
Wind roses can help identify potential modeling issues
 NCAR Meteorological
Observations Database
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Tulsa

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LC P N orthing (km )

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Law ton
Slide source: -600
Update on 8-Hour Ozone
Early Action Compact
Modeling for Oklahoma -640
presentation, presented at:
Oklahoma Ozone
Modeling/SIP Protocol
Meeting, October 2, 2003, -680
by ENVIRON International
Corporation 120 160 200 240 280 320 360 400 440 480
(red circle is mine) LC P E asting (km )
 Daily Max 8-Hour Ozone August 16,
1999 m ax = 98 P P B
-300 m in = 52 P P B

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100
88
-400 77
90
76 81
80
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70
81
-500 77
60
80

50
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40
Slide source: 76
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Update on 8-Hour Ozone Early 0
Action
Compact Modeling for
Oklahoma presentation,
presented at: Oklahoma Ozone -650
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Modeling/SIP Protocol Meeting, 79 75
October 2, 2003, by ENVIRON
International Corporation 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
(red circle is mine)
 Daily Max 8-Hour Ozone August 17,
1999
m ax = 95 P P B
-300 m in = 56 P P B

-350

100
94
-400 93
90
80 83
80
-450

70
84
-500 81
60
86

50
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Slide source:
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Update on 8-Hour Ozone Early 82
Action Compact Modeling for -600
Oklahoma presentation, 0
presented at: Oklahoma Ozone
Modeling/SIP Protocol Meeting,
October 2, 2003, by ENVIRON
International Corporation -650
93
88 99
(red circle is mine)
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 Daily Max 8-Hour Ozone August 19,
1999 m ax = 85 PPB
-300 m in = 44 PPB

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100
53
-400 52
90
57 61
80
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70
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-500 54
60
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50
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Slide source:
Update on 8-Hour Ozone Early 40
Action Compact Modeling for 63
Oklahoma presentation, -600
presented at: Oklahoma Ozone 0
Modeling/SIP Protocol Meeting,
October 2, 2003, by ENVIRON
International Corporation -650
78
(red circle is mine) 65 72

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NOx & VOC Sources, Ozone Precursors
Emission Source Symbols are Proportional, Larger Dots Emit More

These two met sites are

near the Arkansas River. Is
this river effect?

Prevailing Winds (Annual Average)

Ft. Smith & Stilwell, Winds
and Sources

Is this river
effect? If so,
and it is used
in the model
does it skew
the model
output?
 Ozone season wind rose
Most Relevant Winds for Ozone
WIND ROSE PLOT

Station #13968 - TULSA/INT'L ARPT, OK

Tulsa Ozone Season Wind Rose,

Lines Indicate the Direction the Wind Came FROM,
NORTH

and Colors Indicate Wind Speed

(1984-1992, March 1 to October 31, from 8 AM to 6 PM)
25%

N 20%

15%

10%

5%

WEST
W E
EAST

S SOUTH
Enter 5-years of wind data then specify
MODELER DATE COMPANY NAME
days (ozone season months) and time if
you want to see daytime winds during
Wind Speed (m/s)

> 11.06 DISPLAY UNIT COMMENTS

8.49 - 11.06

5.40 - 8.49 AVG. WIND SPEED CALM WINDS

the ozone season
3.34 - 5.40

1.80 - 3.34 ORIENTATION PLOT YEAR-DATE-TIME PROJECT/PLOT NO.

The hardest part is getting data into the proper format to input
it into WRPLOT View. Good spreadsheet and database skills
help as there are many shortcut methods that make it easier,
but it is still a task. Even so, sometimes it is well worth the
effort if you are interested in better understanding your air
quality issues. And, in my honest opinion, understanding your
air shed is a critical step in improving air quality.

THANKS