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08 Apr 2015
Research article |
| 08 Apr 2015
High-resolution observations of the near-surface wind field over an isolated mountain and in a steep river canyon
B. W. Butler
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, 5775 Hwy 10 Missoula, MT 59808, USA
N. S. Wagenbrenner
US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, 5775 Hwy 10 Missoula, MT 59808, USA
Washington State University, Laboratory for Atmospheric Research Pullman, WA 99164-2910, USA
J. M. Forthofer
US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, 5775 Hwy 10 Missoula, MT 59808, USA
B. K. Lamb
Washington State University, Laboratory for Atmospheric Research Pullman, WA 99164-2910, USA
K. S. Shannon
US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, 5775 Hwy 10 Missoula, MT 59808, USA
D. Finn
NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, Field Research Division 1750 Foote Dr. Idaho Falls, ID 83402, USA
R. M. Eckman
NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, Field Research Division 1750 Foote Dr. Idaho Falls, ID 83402, USA
K. Clawson
NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, Field Research Division 1750 Foote Dr. Idaho Falls, ID 83402, USA
L. Bradshaw
US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, 5775 Hwy 10 Missoula, MT 59808, USA
P. Sopko
US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, 5775 Hwy 10 Missoula, MT 59808, USA
S. Beard
NOAA Air Resources Laboratory, Field Research Division 1750 Foote Dr. Idaho Falls, ID 83402, USA
D. Jimenez
US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, 5775 Hwy 10 Missoula, MT 59808, USA
C. Wold
US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, 5775 Hwy 10 Missoula, MT 59808, USA
M. Vosburgh
US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, 5775 Hwy 10 Missoula, MT 59808, USA
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Interest in numerical wind models continues to increase, especially for models that can simulate winds at relatively high spatial resolution (~100m). However, limited observational data exist for evaluation of model predictive performance. This study presents high-resolution surface wind data sets collected from an isolated mountain and a steep river canyon. The data are available to the public at http://www.firemodels.org/index.php/windninja-introduction/windninja-publications.
Interest in numerical wind models continues to increase, especially for models that can simulate...
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