Integrating remote sensing data with WRF for improved simulations of oasis effects on local weather processes over an Arid Region in Northwestern China

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 573-587

  Wen, Xiaohang ^a   Lu, Shihua ^a   Jin, Jiming ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Boundary layer; Local effects; Mesoscale forecasting

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ARID REGION; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CHINA; GANSU;

EID: 84864781157     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-10-05001.1     Document Type: Article

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