Improving short-term numerical weather prediction in the California coastal zone by dynamic initialization of the marine boundary layer

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 275-294

  Leidner, S M ^a   Stauffer, D ^a   Seaman, N L ^a  

^a Atmospheric and Envrn Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER (MBL);

WEATHER FORECASTING;

BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL ZONE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035244884     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(2001)129<0275:ISTNWP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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