Downslope windstorms in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec during Tehuantepecer events: a numerical study  with WRF high-resolution simulations

Prósper, Miguel A.; Sosa Tinoco, Ian; Otero-Casal, Carlos; Miguez-Macho, Gonzalo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-10-485-2019

Articles | Volume 10, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-10-485-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-10-485-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 3

Research article

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30 Jul 2019

Research article |

| 30 Jul 2019

Downslope windstorms in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec during Tehuantepecer events: a numerical study with WRF high-resolution simulations

Miguel A. Prósper, Ian Sosa Tinoco, Carlos Otero-Casal, and Gonzalo Miguez-Macho

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RC1: 'Review of Downslope windstorm study in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec using WRF high-resolution simulations', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'Reply Anonymous Referee #1', Miguel Ángel Prósper Fernández, 23 May 2019
RC2: 'Comment on "Downslope windstorm study in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec using WRF high-resolution simulations" by Prósper et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Mar 2019
- AC2: 'Reply Anonymous Referee #2', Miguel Ángel Prósper Fernández, 23 May 2019
RC3: 'Review summary', Anonymous Referee #3, 19 Mar 2019
- AC3: 'Reply Anonymous Referee #3', Miguel Ángel Prósper Fernández, 23 May 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (06 Jun 2019) by Zhenghui Xie

AR by Miguel Ángel Prósper Fernández on behalf of the Authors (25 Jun 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (06 Jul 2019) by Zhenghui Xie

AR by Miguel Ángel Prósper Fernández on behalf of the Authors (08 Jul 2019) Author's response Manuscript

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Short summary

We study the fine-scale structure of Tehuano winds in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, focusing on the flow beyond the well-known strong gap wind jet. We use high-resolution WRF model simulations to show that different downslope windstorm conditions and hydraulic jumps with rotor circulations develop in the mountains east of Chivela Pass depending on crest height and thermodynamic conditions of the air mass. The intense turbulent flows can have a large impact on the existent wind farms in the region.