Investigation of PBL schemes combining the WRF model simulations with scanning water vapor differential absorption lidar measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 624-649

  Milovac, Josipa ^a   Warrach Sagi, Kirsten ^a   Behrendt, Andreas ^a   Späth, Florian ^a   Ingwersen, Joachim ^a   Wulfmeyer, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMIDITY; LAND SURFACE; LIDAR; MIXING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR; WEATHER; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GERMANY;

EID: 84958211742     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023927     Document Type: Article

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