Technical challenges and solutions in representing lakes when using WRF in downscaling applications

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1085-1096

  Mallard, M S ^a,c   Nolte, C G ^a   Spero, T L ^a   Bullock, O R ^a   Alapaty, K ^a   Herwehe, J A ^a   Gula, J ^b   Bowden, J H ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; DOWNSCALING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; INTERPOLATION; LAKE WATER; REGIONAL CLIMATE; WATER TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84928408588     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-8-1085-2015     Document Type: Article

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