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The Challenge of Forecasting the Onset and Development of Radiation Fog Using Mesoscale Atmospheric Models by Steeneveld, G. J., Ronda, R. J., Holtslag, A. A. M.

“…The numerical weather prediction of radiation fog is challenging, as many models typically show large biases for the timing of the onset and dispersal of the…”
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STABLE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYERS AND DIURNAL CYCLES: Challenges for Weather and Climate Models by Holtslag, A. A. M., Svensson, G., Baas, P., Basu, S., Beare, B., Beljaars, A. C. M., Bosveld, F. C., Cuxart, J., Lindvall, J., Steeneveld, G. J., Tjernström, M., Van De Wiel, B. J. H.

“…The representation of the atmospheric boundary layer is an important part of weather and climate models and impacts many applications such as air quality and…”
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The Impact of Three-Dimensional Effects on the Simulation of Turbulence Kinetic Energy in a Major Alpine Valley by Goger, Brigitta, Rotach, Mathias W., Gohm, Alexander, Fuhrer, Oliver, Stiperski, Ivana, Holtslag, Albert A. M.

“…The correct simulation of the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is crucial for reliable weather forecasts in truly complex terrain. However, common assumptions…”
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Introducing the urban wind island effect by Droste, A M, Steeneveld, G J, Holtslag, A A M

“…Wind is a key component of the urban climate due to its relevance for ventilation of air pollution and urban heat, wind nuisance, as well as for urban wind…”
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A Climatology of Nocturnal Low-Level Jets at Cabauw by Baas, P., Bosveld, F. C., Baltink, H. Klein, Holtslag, A. A. M.

“…A climatology of nocturnal low-level jets (LLJs) is presented for the topographically flat measurement site at Cabauw, the Netherlands. LLJ characteristics are…”
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A diagnostic equation for the daily maximum urban heat island effect for cities in northwestern Europe by Theeuwes, Natalie E., Steeneveld, Gert‐Jan, Ronda, Reinder J., Holtslag, Albert A. M.

“…ABSTRACT The urban heat island (UHI) effect, defined as the air temperature difference between the urban canyon and the nearby rural area, is investigated…”
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Quantifying urban heat island effects and human comfort for cities of variable size and urban morphology in the Netherlands by Steeneveld, G. J., Koopmans, S., Heusinkveld, B. G., van Hove, L. W. A., Holtslag, A. A. M.

“…This paper reports on the canopy layer urban heat island (UHI) and human comfort in a range of small to large cities and villages in the Netherlands. To date,…”
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Evaluation of the Diurnal Cycle in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Over Land as Represented by a Variety of Single-Column Models: The Second GABLS Experiment by Svensson, G., Holtslag, A. A. M., Kumar, V., Mauritsen, T., Steeneveld, G. J., Angevine, W. M., Bazile, E., Beljaars, A., de Bruijn, E. I. F., Cheng, A., Conangla, L., Cuxart, J., Ek, M., Falk, M. J., Freedman, F., Kitagawa, H., Larson, V. E., Lock, A., Mailhot, J., Masson, V., Park, S., Pleim, J., Söderberg, S., Weng, W., Zampieri, M.

“…We present the main results from the second model intercomparison within the GEWEX (Global Energy and Water cycle EXperiment) Atmospheric Boundary Layer Study…”
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Low-level jets over the North Sea based on ERA5 and observations: together they do better by Kalverla, Peter C, Duncan, James B, Gert-Jan Steeneveld, Holtslag, Albert A M

“…Ten years of ERA5 reanalysis data are combined with met-mast and lidar observations from 10 offshore platforms to investigate low-level jet characteristics…”
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Response and sensitivity of the nocturnal boundary layer over land to added longwave radiative forcing by McNider, R. T., Steeneveld, G. J., Holtslag, A. A. M., Pielke Sr, R. A., Mackaro, S., Pour-Biazar, A., Walters, J., Nair, U., Christy, J.

“…One of the most significant signals in the thermometer‐observed temperature record since 1900 is the decrease in the diurnal temperature range over land,…”
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Influence of Soil Moisture on Boundary Layer Cloud Development by Ek, M. B., Holtslag, A. A. M.

“…The daytime interaction of the land surface with the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is studied using a coupled one-dimensional (column) land surface–ABL…”
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Interactions between dry‐air entrainment, surface evaporation and convective boundary‐layer development by van Heerwaarden, Chiel C., Vilà‐Guerau de Arellano, Jordi, Moene, Arnold F., Holtslag, Albert A. M.

“…The influence of dry‐air entrainment on surface heat fluxes and the convective boundary‐layer (CBL) properties is studied for vegetated land surfaces, using a…”
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The Third GABLS Intercomparison Case for Evaluation Studies of Boundary-Layer Models. Part B: Results and Process Understanding by Bosveld, Fred C., Baas, Peter, Steeneveld, Gert-Jan, Holtslag, Albert A. M., Angevine, Wayne M., Bazile, Eric, de Bruijn, Evert I. F., Deacu, Daniel, Edwards, John M., Ek, Michael, Larson, Vincent E., Pleim, Jonathan E., Raschendorfer, Matthias, Svensson, Gunilla

“…We describe and analyze the results of the third global energy and water cycle experiment atmospheric boundary layer Study intercomparison and evaluation study…”
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Analysis of Model Results for the Turning of the Wind and Related Momentum Fluxes in the Stable Boundary Layer by Svensson, Gunilla, Holtslag, Albert A. M.

“…The turning of wind with height and the related cross-isobaric (ageostrophic) flow in the thermally stable stratified boundary layer is analysed from a variety…”
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Single-Column Model Intercomparison for a Stably Stratified Atmospheric Boundary Layer by Cuxart, J., Holtslag, A. A. M., Beare, R. J., Bazile, E., Beljaars, A., Cheng, A., Conangla, L., Ek, M., Freedman, F., Hamdi, R., Kerstein, A., Kitagawa, H., Lenderink, G., Lewellen, D., Mailhot, J., Mauritsen, T., Perov, V., Schayes, G., Steeneveld, G-J., Svensson, G., Taylor, P., Weng, W., Wunsch, S., Xu, K-M.

“…The parameterization of the stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer is a difficult issue, having a significant impact on medium-range weather forecasts…”
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An Intercomparison of Large-Eddy Simulations of the Stable Boundary Layer by Beare, Robert J., Macvean, Malcolm K., Holtslag, Albert A. M., Cuxart, Joan, Esau, Igor, Golaz, Jean-Christophe, Jimenez, Maria A., Khairoutdinov, Marat, Kosovic, Branko, Lewellen, David, Lund, Thomas S., Lundquist, Julie K., Mccabe, Anne, Moene, Arnold F., Noh, Yign, Raasch, Siegfried, Sullivan, Peter

“…Results are presented from the first intercomparison of large-eddy simulation (LES) models for the stable boundary layer (SBL), as part of the Global Energy…”
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An updated length‐scale formulation for turbulent mixing in clear and cloudy boundary layers by Lenderink, G., Holtslag, A. A. M.

“…A new mixing‐length scale is presented for turbulence‐closure schemes, with special emphasis on neutral‐to‐convective conditions in clear and cloudy boundary…”
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Confronting the WRF and RAMS mesoscale models with innovative observations in the Netherlands: Evaluating the boundary layer heat budget by Steeneveld, G. J., Tolk, L. F., Moene, A. F., Hartogensis, O. K., Peters, W., Holtslag, A. A. M.

“…The Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF) and the Regional Atmospheric Mesoscale Model System (RAMS) are frequently used for (regional) weather, climate…”
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Convective boundary layer wind dynamics and inertial oscillations: the influence of surface stress by Schröter, Joel S., Moene, Arnold F., Holtslag, Albert A. M.

“…Investigating the influence of surface friction on the inertial oscillation (IO) of an extratropical, non‐growing, convective boundary layer (CBL), we paid…”
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Eighty years of meteorological observations at Wageningen, the Netherlands: precipitation and evapotranspiration by Jacobs, A. F. G., Heusinkveld, B. G., Holtslag, A. A. M.

“…Annual and seasonal characteristics of precipitation and evapotranspiration were analysed of an 80‐year data record (1928–2008) at Wageningen (the…”
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