Evaluation of WRF model resolution on simulated mesoscale winds and surface fluxes near Greenland

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 941-963

  Du Vivier, Alice K ^a   Cassano, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic; Heat budgets fluxes; Surface fluxes; Thermohaline circulation; Wind

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC; DEEP OCEAN CONVECTION; HEAT BUDGETS/FLUXES; HIGH RESOLUTION SIMULATIONS; QUICK SCATTEROMETER SATELLITES; SURFACE FLUX; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATIONS; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

SURFACE MEASUREMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT BUDGET; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SURFACE FLUX; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND VELOCITY;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 84875678933     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: 15200493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-12-00091.1     Document Type: Article

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