Intercomparison of Planetary Boundary-Layer Parametrizations in the WRF Model for a Single Day from CASES-99

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 261-281

  Shin, Hyeyum Hailey ^a   Hong, Song You ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CASES 99; Intercomparison; Parametrization; Planetary boundary layer; Surface layer; Weather Research and Forecasting model

Indexed keywords

CASES-99; INTERCOMPARISON; PARAMETRIZATIONS; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; SURFACE LAYER; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; RESEARCH;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ALGORITHM; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTRAINMENT; KINETIC ENERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 79953318775     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-010-9583-z     Document Type: Article

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