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Research article
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21 Jul 2016
Research article |
| 21 Jul 2016
Boundary-layer turbulent processes and mesoscale variability represented by numerical weather prediction models during the BLLAST campaign
Fleur Couvreux
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CNRM (Météo-France and CNRS), 31057, Toulouse, France
Eric Bazile
CNRM (Météo-France and CNRS), 31057, Toulouse, France
Guylaine Canut
CNRM (Météo-France and CNRS), 31057, Toulouse, France
Yann Seity
CNRM (Météo-France and CNRS), 31057, Toulouse, France
Marie Lothon
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, University of Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse,
France
Fabienne Lohou
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, University of Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse,
France
Françoise Guichard
CNRM (Météo-France and CNRS), 31057, Toulouse, France
Erik Nilsson
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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This study evaluates the ability of operational models to predict the boundary-layer turbulent processes and mesoscale variability observed during the Boundary Layer Late-Afternoon and Sunset Turbulence field campaign. The models succeed in reproducing the variability from one day to another in terms of cloud cover, temperature and boundary-layer depth. However, they exhibit some systematic biases. The high-resolution model reproduces the vertical structures better.
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