Observations of the radiation divergence in the surface layer and its implication for its parameterization in numerical weather prediction models

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Steeneveld, G J ^b   Wokke, M J J ^d   Groot Zwaaftink, C D ^a   Pijlman, S ^c   Heusinkveld, B G ^b   Jacobs, A F G ^b   Holtslag, A A M ^b  

^a WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL HASKONINGDHV   (Netherlands)

^d Meteogroup BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEATING RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; RADIANT HEATING;

COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; DATA SETS; DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; DIURNAL CYCLE; FLUX DIVERGENCES; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; LONG WAVES; MEDIAN VALUE; MESOSCALE MODEL; MODEL PERFORMANCE; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODELS; PHYSICAL MODELING; RADIATION DIVERGENCE; RADIATIVE COOLING; RADIATIVE HEATING; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER; STATISTICAL MODELING; SURFACE LAYERS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE PREDICTION; COOLING; DATA SET; DIURNAL VARIATION; HEATING; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIATIVE FORCING; SURFACE LAYER; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 78649503986     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013074     Document Type: Article

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