A WRF simulation of the impact of 3-D radiative transfer on surface hydrology over the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 11709-11721

  Liou, K N ^a   Gu, Y ^a   Leung, L R ^b   Lee, W L ^c   Fovell, R G ^a  

^a Los Angeles   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; HYDROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT; SOLAR RADIATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CALIFORNIA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890021531     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-11709-2013     Document Type: Article

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