Effects of different land-surface schemes on the simulation of a heavy rainfall event by WRF

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 394-408

  Zeng, Xin Min ^a,b   Wu, Zhi Huang ^a   Song, Shuai ^b   Xiong, Shi Yan ^a   Zheng, Yi Qun ^a   Zhou, Zu Gang ^a   Liu, Hua Qiang ^a  

^a PLA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Heavy rainfall event; Land surface scheme; Numerical simulation; Short range weather; WRF

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; LAND SURFACE; LATENT HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; WATER VAPOR;

CHINA;

EID: 84869069021     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjg2.1734     Document Type: Article

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