Clear-sky stable boundary layers with low winds over snow-covered surfaces Part I: A WRF model evaluation

• Published in: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
• Main Authors: Sterk, H.A.M., Steeneveld, G.J., Vihma, T., Anderson, P.S., Bosveld, F.C., Holtslag, A.A.M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Low wind speeds; Model evaluation; Single-column model; Snow surface; Stable boundary layer; WRF; Sodankylä; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/clear-sky-stable-boundary-layers-with-low-winds-over-snow-covered-2; https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.2513

In this paper we evaluated the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) mesoscale meteorological model for stable conditions at clear skies with low wind speeds. Three contrasting terrains with snow covered surfaces are considered, namely Cabauw (Netherlands, snow over grass), Sodankylä (Finland, snow...