The Impacts of Soil Moisture Initialization on the Forecasts of Weather Research and Forecasting Model: A Case Study in Xinjiang, China

Soil moisture is a critical parameter in numerical weather prediction (NWP) models because it plays a fundamental role in the exchange of water and energy cycles between the atmosphere and the land surface through evaporation. To improve the forecast skills of the Weather Research and Forecasting (W...

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Main Authors: Hailiang Zhang, Junjian Liu, Huoqing Li, Xianyong Meng, Ablimitijan Ablikim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
WRF
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/7/1892