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WRF simulation of downslope wind events in coastal Santa Barbara County



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  • Journal Title:
    Atmospheric Research
  • Personal Author:
    Cannon, Forest ; Carvalho, Leila M.V. ; Jones, Charles ORCID ICON IMG ; Hall, Todd ; Gomberg, David ; Dumas, John ; Jackson, Mark
  • NOAA Program & Office:
    NWS (National Weather Service)
  • Description:
    The National Weather Service (NWS) considers frequent gusty downslope winds, accompanied by rapid warming and decreased relative humidity, among the most significant weather events affecting southern California coastal areas in the vicinity of Santa Barbara (SB). These extreme conditions, commonly known as “sundowners”, have affected the evolution of all major wildfires that impacted SB in recent years. Sundowners greatly increase fire, aviation and maritime navigation hazards and are thus a priority for regional forecasting. Currently, the NWS employs the Weather Research Forecasting (WRF) model at 2 km resolution to complement forecasts at regional-to-local scales. However, no systematic study has been performed to evaluate the skill of WRF in simulating sundowners.
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  • Source:
    Atmospheric Research, 191, 57-73
  • DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.03.010
  • ISSN:
    0169-8095
  • Format:
    PDF
  • Publisher:
    Elsevier BV
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Rights Information:
    Accepted Manuscript
  • Compliance:
    Library
  • Download URL:
    https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/63541/noaa_63541_DS1.pdf
  • File Type:
    Filetype[PDF - 10.16 MB]
  • Collection(s):
    National Weather Service (NWS)
  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:528d23985771a9fc951e2e06847ffd751ae9d8e097417cd53db3914007fc987238492166b412b18c1f3eb423cf2bcd1df9056583cdd7f0d671d6b90a10831458
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