WRF simulations of the 20-22 January 2007 snow events over eastern Canada: Comparison with in situ and satellite observations

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2246-2266

  Shi, J J ^a,b   Tao, W K ^a   Matsui, T ^a,b   Cifelli, R ^c   Hou, A ^a   Lang, S ^a,d   Tokay, A ^a,b   Wang, N Y ^e   Peters Lidard, C ^a   Skofronick Jackson, G ^a   Rutledge, S ^c   Petersen, W ^f  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^d SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Lake effects; Mesoscale models; Satellite observations; Snowbands; Snowfall; Synoptic scale processes

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MESOSCALE MODELS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SNOWBANDS; SNOWFALL; SYNOPTIC-SCALE PROCESSES;

CLIMATOLOGY; DIGITAL LIBRARIES; FLIGHT PATHS; ICE; LAKES; LIQUIDS; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL RADAR; PHYSICS; RADAR; RESEARCH; SATELLITES; SNOW; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ALGORITHM; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EOS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINBAND; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SNOWSTORM; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 78149376149     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2282.1     Document Type: Article

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