Evaluation of polar WRF forecasts on the arctic system reanalysis domain: 2. Atmospheric hydrologic cycle

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Wilson, Aaron B ^a,b   Bromwich, David H ^a,b   Hines, Keith M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; RADIATION EFFECTS;

ANNUAL MEAN; ARCTIC CLIMATE; ARCTIC RIVERS; ARCTIC SYSTEM REANALYSIS; ATMOSPHERIC HYDROLOGIC CYCLE; ATMOSPHERIC HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; BOUNDARY LAYER PROCESS; CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD EFFECTS; CLOUD FRACTION; CLOUD WATER; CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION; DOWN-WELLING; HYDROLOGIC CYCLES; LONG WAVES; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; MIDLATITUDES; MODEL SPIN-UP; POLAR REGIONS; POLAR RESEARCH; POSITIVE BIAS; SHORT-WAVE RADIATION; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD COVER; DOWNWELLING; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; LONGWAVE RADIATION; POLAR REGION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ANTARCTICA; BYRD STATION; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84857755690     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016765     Document Type: Article

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