Implementation of slope irradiance in Mesoscale Model version 5 and its effect on temperature and wind fields during the breakup of a temperature inversion

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Hauge, G ^a   Hole, L R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

MM5; Slope irradiance; Temperature inversion

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; SLOPE; TEMPERATURE; WIND FIELD;

IRRADIANCE; SLOPE; TEMPERATURE; WIND FIELD;

EID: 0347899428     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002575     Document Type: Article

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