Sensitivity of boundary-layer variables to PBL schemes in the WRF model based on surface meteorological observations, lidar, and radiosondes during the HygrA-CD campaign

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 176-177, Issue , 2016, Pages 185-201

  Banks, Robert F ^a,b   Tiana Alsina, Jordi ^b   Baldasano, José María ^a,b   Rocadenbosch, Francesc ^b   Papayannis, Alexandros ^c   Solomos, Stavros ^d   Tzanis, Chris G ^e  

^a BARCELONA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Athens, Greece; Backscatter lidar; Complex urban terrain; PBL parameterization scheme; Planetary boundary layer height; Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; KALMAN FILTERS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RADAR; RADIOSONDES; WIND;

ATHENS , GREECE; BACKSCATTER LIDAR; PBL PARAMETERIZATION; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; URBAN TERRAIN; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR QUALITY; BACKSCATTER; BOUNDARY LAYER; LIDAR; RADIOSONDE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; GREECE;

EID: 84960463436     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.02.024     Document Type: Article

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