Integrating Remote Sensing Data with WRF for Improved Simulations of Oasis Effects on Local Weather Processes over an Arid Region in Northwestern China

ABSTRACT Land use/cover types derived by satellite remote sensing data from the Earth Observing System Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) were used to replace the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data in the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF). Simulations in this study were...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Hydrometeorology. - American Meteorological Society. - 13(2012), 2, Seite 573-587
1. Verfasser: Wen, Xiaohang (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Lu, Shihua, Jin, Jiming
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Hydrometeorology
Schlagworte:Biological sciences Social sciences Physical sciences Applied sciences Environmental studies