Seasonal dependence of WRF model biases and sensitivity to PBL schemes over Europe

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 139, Issue 671, 2013, Pages 501-514

  Garcia Diez M ^a,b   Fernandez J ^b   Fita, L ^b,c   Yague C ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA DE CANTABRIA CSIC UC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Model bias; Numerical modelling; Parametrization schemes; Planetary boundary layer; WRF

Indexed keywords

LONG TERM SIMULATION; MODEL BIAS; PARAMETRIZATIONS; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; SEASONAL DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS; WRF;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODELS; RESEARCH;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SEASONALITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84875377795     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.1976     Document Type: Article

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