We review the challenges and future perspectives of regional climate model (RCM), or
dynamical downscaling, activities. Among the main technical issues in need of better …

The increasing demand by the scientific community, policy makers, and the public for
realistic projections of possible regional impacts of future climate changes has rendered the …

The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model is an atmospheric modeling system
designed for both research and numerical weather prediction. WRF is an open-source …

The year 2019 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the development of the first regional climate
model (RCM), and here an overview is provided of the progress in regional modeling …

The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model is a numerical weather prediction
(NWP) and atmospheric simulation system designed for both research and operational …

Atmospheric Data Analysis is intended to fill a void in the atmospheric science literature and
curricula. The book is self contained, and includes topics important in several other fields …

This technical report describes the fth generation Penn State/NCAR Mesoscale Model
Version 1, or MM5V1. It is intended to provide scienti c and technical documentation of the …

This paper provides an introduction to the special issue of the Journal of Geophysical
Research on “New Developments and Applications With the NCAR Regional Climate Model …

Atmospheric reanalyses covering the European region are mainly available as part of
relatively coarse global reanalyses. The aim of this article is to present the development and …

A four-dimensional data assimilation (FDDA) scheme based on Newtonian relaxation or
“nudging” is tested using standard rawinsonde data in the Penn State/NCAR limited-area …