Modifying a mesoscale meteorological model to better incorporate urban heat storage: A bulk-parameterization approach

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 466-473

  Taha, Haider ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT STORAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BULK PARAMETERIZATION; URBAN HEAT STORAGE;

METEOROLOGY;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CANOPY EXCHANGE; HEAT ISLAND; MODELING; URBAN CLIMATE;

ATLANTA; GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032718983     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1999)038<0466:MAMMMT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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