Integration of remote-sensing data with WRF to improve lake-effect precipitation simulations over the Great Lakes region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Zhao, Lin ^a   Jin, Jiming ^a   Wang, Shih Yu ^a   Ek, Michael B ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVOLUTION; INTEGRATION; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ADVANCED RESEARCHES; COLD SEASON; COMPOSITE ANALYSIS; GREAT LAKES; GRID-SPACINGS; ICE COVER; LAKE SURFACE TEMPERATURE; LAKE-EFFECT PRECIPITATION; LATERAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; NATIONAL ICE CENTERS; NORTH AMERICAN; REANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS; WINTER PRECIPITATION;

LAKES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BOUNDARY CONDITION; COLD REGION; ICE COVER; LAKE LEVEL; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MODIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84861316147     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD016979     Document Type: Article

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