The Third GABLS Intercomparison Case for Evaluation Studies of Boundary-Layer Models. Part B: Results and Process Understanding

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 157-187

  Bosveld, Fred C ^a   Baas, Peter ^a   Steeneveld, Gert Jan ^b   Holtslag, Albert A M ^b   Angevine, Wayne M ^c   Bazile, Eric ^d   de Bruijn, Evert I F ^a   Deacu, Daniel ^e   Edwards, John M ^f   Ek, Michael ^g   Larson, Vincent E ^h   Pleim, Jonathan E ⁱ   Raschendorfer, Matthias ^j   Svensson, Gunilla ^k  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^g CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

ⁱ U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^j Hohenpeissenberg Observatory   (Germany)

^k STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

Diurnal cycle; Evening transition; GABLS; Land atmosphere interaction; Low level jet; Model evaluation; Model intercomparison; Morning transition; Single column models; Stable boundary layer

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; HEAT FLUX; MIXING; SHOCK TUBES; TURBULENT FLOW;

DIURNAL CYCLE; EVENING TRANSITION; GABLS; LAND-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; LOW LEVEL JET; MODEL EVALUATION; MODEL INTER COMPARISONS; MORNING TRANSITION; SINGLE-COLUMN MODEL; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; DIURNAL VARIATION; HUMIDITY; JET FLOW; LONGWAVE RADIATION; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 84904276998     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-014-9919-1     Document Type: Article

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