Computing turbulent fluxes near the surface: Needed improvements
L Mahrt - Agricultural and forest meteorology, 2010 - Elsevier
With the recognition that eddy flux measurements are relatively accurate for a variety of
common situations, a number of issues leading to inaccurate flux estimates and/or …
common situations, a number of issues leading to inaccurate flux estimates and/or …
Soil moisture: A central and unifying theme in physical geography
Soil moisture is a critical component of the earth system and plays an integrative role among
the various subfields of physical geography. This paper highlights not just how soil moisture …
the various subfields of physical geography. This paper highlights not just how soil moisture …
100 years of progress in boundary layer meteorology
MA LeMone, WM Angevine… - Meteorological …, 2019 - journals.ametsoc.org
Over the last 100 years, boundary layer meteorology grew from the subject of mostly near-
surface observations to a field encompassing diverse atmospheric boundary layers (ABLs) …
surface observations to a field encompassing diverse atmospheric boundary layers (ABLs) …
On the cooling potential of irrigation to mitigate urban heat island
Urban overheating is the most documented phenomenon of climate change, causing severe
energy problems. The study aims to evaluate the mitigation potential of irrigation as a …
energy problems. The study aims to evaluate the mitigation potential of irrigation as a …
The effect of land surface heterogeneity and background wind on shallow cumulus clouds and the transition to deeper convection
JM Lee, Y Zhang, SA Klein - Journal of the Atmospheric …, 2019 - journals.ametsoc.org
Idealized large-eddy simulations (LESs) with prescribed heterogeneous land surface heat
fluxes are performed to study the impact of the heterogeneity length scale and background …
fluxes are performed to study the impact of the heterogeneity length scale and background …
Effects of vegetation and soil moisture on the simulated land surface processes from the coupled WRF/Noah model
The coupled Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with the Noah land surface
model (Noah LSM) is an attempt of the modeling community to embody the complex …
model (Noah LSM) is an attempt of the modeling community to embody the complex …
Factors influencing the boundary layer height and their relationship with air quality in the Sichuan Basin, China
We investigated the factors influencing the daily maximum boundary layer height (h max)
and their relationship with air quality in the Sichuan Basin, China. We analyzed the factors …
and their relationship with air quality in the Sichuan Basin, China. We analyzed the factors …
Land-use improvements in the weather research and forecasting model over complex mountainous terrain and comparison of different grid sizes
Weather forecasts over mountainous terrain are challenging due to the complex topography
that is necessarily smoothed by actual local-area models. As complex mountainous …
that is necessarily smoothed by actual local-area models. As complex mountainous …
A large-eddy simulation study of moist convection initiation over heterogeneous surface fluxes
SL Kang, GH Bryan - Monthly Weather Review, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
This study uses large-eddy simulations to investigate processes of moist convection
initiation (CI) over heterogeneous surface fluxes. Surface energy balance is imposed via a …
initiation (CI) over heterogeneous surface fluxes. Surface energy balance is imposed via a …
Optimal temporal filtering of the cosmic-ray neutron signal to reduce soil moisture uncertainty
Cosmic ray neutron sensors (CRNS) are increasingly used to determine field-scale soil
moisture (SM). Uncertainty of the CRNS-derived soil moisture strongly depends on the …
moisture (SM). Uncertainty of the CRNS-derived soil moisture strongly depends on the …