Evaluation of near-surface parameters in the two versions of the atmospheric model in CESM1 using flux station observations

Journal of Climate

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 26-44

  Lindvall, Jenny ^a   Svensson, Gunilla ^a   Hannay, Cecile ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPONENTS; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; COLD WINTER; COMMUNITY ATMOSPHERE MODEL; DATA SETS; DIURNAL CYCLE; EARTH SYSTEM MODEL; FLUX TOWERS; HIGH FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS; HIGH LATITUDES; LOW-LEVEL WINDS; NEAR-SURFACE; NEAR-SURFACE WINDS; NET RADIATION; NONLOCAL; REANALYSIS; SEASONAL TEMPERATURE; SUBGRID SCALE; SUMMER TEMPERATURE; SURFACE STRESS; TURBULENT HEAT FLUXES; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; WIND SPEED;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CAMS; KINETICS; PARAMETERIZATION; WIND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMPLITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; HEAT FLUX; PARAMETERIZATION; WIND; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84872918638     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00020.1     Document Type: Article

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