Analysis of the Arctic atmospheric energy budget in WRF: A comparison with reanalyses and satellite observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 22, 2011, Pages

  Porter, David F ^a   Cassano, John J ^a   Serreze, Mark C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; SATELLITES; SEA ICE; SOLAR RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC ENERGY; BASIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY BUDGETS; LARGE-SCALE CIRCULATION; PAN-ARCTIC; POSITIVE BIAS; RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE; REANALYSIS; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; SHORTWAVE RADIATIVE FLUX; SUMMER MONTHS; TEMPORAL SCALE; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES; WEATHER PATTERNS; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS; WRF MODEL;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ALBEDO; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY BUDGET; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RECONSTRUCTION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA ICE; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARCTIC;

EID: 81755168276     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016622     Document Type: Article

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