Evaluation of MM5 mesoscale model at local scale for air quality applications over the Swedish west coast: Influence of PBL and LSM parameterizations

Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 77-103

  Miao, J F ^a   Chen, D ^a   Wyser, K ^b   Borne, K ^a   Lindgren, J ^c   Strandevall, M K S ^d   Thorsson, S ^d   Achberger, C ^a   Almkvist, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Environment Administration   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; LAND SURFACE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE INVERSION; WIND VELOCITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GOTEBORG; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; VASTRA GOTALAND;

EID: 39749198286     PISSN: 01777971     EISSN: 14365065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00703-007-0267-2     Document Type: Article

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