How to design single-column model experiments for comparison with observed nocturnal low-level jets

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 136, Issue 648, 2010, Pages 671-684

  Baas, P ^a,b   Bosveld, F C ^a   Lenderink, G ^a   van Meijgaard, E ^a   Holtslag, A A M ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Model evaluation; Parametrization; Stable boundary layer; Turbulent diffusion

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; FORCINGS; GEWEX ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER STUDIES; INTERCOMPARISONS; LOW LEVEL JET; MODEL EVALUATION; PARAMETRIZATIONS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; SINGLE-COLUMN MODEL; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D); TURBULENT DIFFUSION;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; TROPOSPHERE; TURBULENT FLOW;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; JET FLOW; MODEL VALIDATION; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

CABAUW; NETHERLANDS; UTRECHT;

EID: 77953050259     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.592     Document Type: Article

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