Multiscale modeling and evaluation of urban surface energy balance in the Phoenix metropolitan area

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 322-338

  Shaffer, S R ^a,b   Chow, W T L ^c   Georgescu, M ^a   Hyde, P ^b   Jenerette, G D ^d   Mahalov, A ^a   Moustaoui, M ^a   Ruddell, B L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Diurnal effects; Energy budget balance; Land use; Model evaluation performance; Urban meteorology

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUDGET CONTROL; ENERGY BALANCE; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; LAND USE; PARAMETERIZATION; URBAN PLANNING;

ATMOSPHERE-LAND INTERACTIONS; DIURNAL EFFECTS; ENERGY BUDGET/BALANCE; MODEL EVALUATION/PERFORMANCE; URBAN METEOROLOGY;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BOUNDARY LAYER; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENERGY BALANCE; LAND USE; METROPOLITAN AREA; PARAMETERIZATION; SURFACE ENERGY; URBAN CLIMATE;

ARIZONA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84943749123     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: 15588432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-14-0051.1     Document Type: Article

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