Short-term fine resolution WRF forecast data validation in complex terrain in Slovenia

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 50, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 12-21

  Božnar, Marija Zlata ^a   Mlakar, Primož ^a   Grašič, Boštjan ^a  

^a MEIS doo   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Height and length of topographic complexity; HlTc; Measurements; Meteorological forecast data validation; Radiosonde; RASS; Short term forecast; Slovenia; SODAR; WRF

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; LANDFORMS; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGY; RADIOSONDES;

DATA VALIDATION; HLTC; RASS; SHORT-TERM FORECASTS; SLOVENIA; SODAR; TOPOGRAPHIC COMPLEXITY;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPLEX TERRAIN; DATA SET; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; POLLUTION MONITORING; RADIOSONDE; RESOLUTION; SODAR; WEATHER FORECASTING; WEATHER STATION; WIND PROFILE;

ARTICLE; FORECASTING; METEOROLOGY; SLOVENIA; VALIDATION STUDY; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECAST MODEL;

SLOVENIA;

EID: 84871768308     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: 17415101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2012.051176     Document Type: Article

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