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contributor authorZhang, Feimin
contributor authorPu, Zhaoxia
date accessioned2019-10-05T06:48:57Z
date available2019-10-05T06:48:57Z
date copyright2/6/2019 12:00:00 AM
date issued2019
identifier otherJAMC-D-18-0064.1.pdf
identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4263503
description abstractAbstractThis study examines the sensitivity of numerical simulations of near-surface atmospheric conditions to the initial surface albedo and snow depth during an observed ice fog event in the Heber Valley of northern Utah. Numerical simulation results from the mesoscale community Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model are compared with observations from the Mountain Terrain Atmospheric Modeling and Observations (MATERHORN) Program fog field program. It is found that near-surface cooling during the nighttime is significantly underestimated by the WRF Model, resulting in the failure of the model to reproduce the observed fog episode. Meanwhile, the model also overestimates the temperature during the daytime. Nevertheless, these errors could be reduced by increasing the initial surface albedo and snow depth, which act to cool the near-surface atmosphere by increasing the reflection of downward shortwave radiation and decreasing the heating effects from the soil layer. Overall results indicate the important effects of snow representation on the simulation of near-surface atmospheric conditions and highlight the need for snow measurements in the cold season for improved model physics parameterizations.
publisherAmerican Meteorological Society
titleSensitivity of Numerical Simulations of Near-Surface Atmospheric Conditions to Snow Depth and Surface Albedo during an Ice Fog Event over Heber Valley
typeJournal Paper
journal volume58
journal issue4
journal titleJournal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
identifier doi10.1175/JAMC-D-18-0064.1
journal fristpage797
journal lastpage811
treeJournal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology:;2019:;volume 058:;issue 004
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