Evaluation of surface and upper air fine scale WRF meteorological modeling of the May and June 2010 CalNex period in California

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 80, Issue , 2013, Pages 299-309

  Baker, Kirk R ^a   Misenis, Chris ^a   Obland, Michael D ^b   Ferrare, Richard A ^b   Scarino, Amy J ^b,c   Kelly, James T ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

California; CalNex; HSRL; San Joaquin; South Coast; WRF

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CALNEX; HSRL; SAN JOAQUIN; WRF;

AIR QUALITY; EMISSION CONTROL; MIXING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

WATER;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BACKSCATTER; EMISSION CONTROL; LIDAR; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; MIXED LAYER; OROGRAPHY; OZONE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AEROSOL; AIR; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FORECASTING; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; SUMMER; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNITED STATES; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODEL; WIND;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY [CALIFORNIA]; SACRAMENTO VALLEY; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883399023     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.08.006     Document Type: Article

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