Abstract: A primitive equation global zonally averaged general circulation model is used to study the effects of the topography on the atmospheric annual cycle. A smoothed zonally averaged topography that has a form similar to that ...

Abstract: imited area models (LAMs) are widely used tools to downscale the wind speed forecasts issued by general circulation models. However, only a few studies have systematically analyzed the value added by the LAMs to the ...

Abstract: Data for water vapor adsorption and evaporation are presented for a bare soil (sandy loam, clay content 15%) in a southern Spanish olive grove. Water losses and gains were measured using eight high-precision minilysimeters, ...

Abstract: A diagnosis of rainfall over South America (SA) during the 1997/98 El Niño year is made examining the roles of water vapor transport and stationary waves. It is found that the low-level jet (LLJ) on the eastern side of the ...

Abstract: The regional Eta workstation (WS) model with horizontal resolution of 40 km has been integrated over South America for January 2003. The NCEP?DOE Reanalysis II was used for initial and lateral boundary conditions. The ...