The heat wave of June 2007 in Athens, Greece - Part 2: Modeling study and sensitivity experiments

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Kotroni, V ^a   Lagouvardos, K ^a   Retalis, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Heat wave; High resolution forecasts; Planetary boundary layer parameterisations

Indexed keywords

ATHENS , GREECE; COMPLEX TERRAINS; GRID POINTS; HEAT WAVES; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOCAL SCHEMES; MM5 MODELS; MODEL INITIAL CONDITIONS; MODELING STUDIES; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHES; NONLOCAL; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYER PARAMETERISATIONS; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; SENSITIVITY TESTS; SKIN TEMPERATURES; STATISTICAL VERIFICATION; SURFACE STATION; TEMPERATURE FORECASTS; TIME EVOLUTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

BOUNDARY LAYER; HEAT SOURCE; MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SIMULATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; GREECE;

EID: 79951953559     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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