Evaluation of the urban tile in MOSES using surface energy balance observations

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 503-525

  Best, Martin J ^a   Grimmond, C S B ^b   Villani, Maria Gabriella ^b,c,d  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Model evaluation; Sensitivity analysis; Surface scheme; Urban energy balance

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIFIC HEAT;

SURFACE ENERGY BALANCE; URBAN TILE;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIFIC HEAT;

ENERGY BALANCE; HEAT FLUX; MODEL VALIDATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE ENERGY; URBAN AREA; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 33746209330     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-005-9025-5     Document Type: Article

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