Verification of a clear-sky mesoscale simulation using satellite-derived surface temperatures

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 136, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 5148-5161

  Jiménez, Maria A ^a   Mira, A ^a   Cuxart, J ^a   Luque, A ^a   Alonso, S ^a   Guijarro, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b Meteorological State Agency   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATIONS; CLEAR SKIES; GRID CELLS; HIGH-TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; IN-SITU; INSTRUMENTAL DATUM; LAND-SEA THERMAL CONTRASTS; LOCAL COOLING; MESO-SCALE SIMULATIONS; METEOSAT SECOND GENERATIONS; MODEL OUTPUTS; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATIONS; NETWORK OF STATIONS; RADIATIVE SURFACES; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; SATELLITE SENSORS; SKY CONDITIONS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPORAL EVOLUTIONS;

LANDFORMS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SEAWATER; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CLEAR SKY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PIXEL; PRESSURE GRADIENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE SENSOR; SIMULATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MAJORCA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 64149114271     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008MWR2461.1     Document Type: Article

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