Remote Sounding and Mesoscale Synoptic Models in Studying the Urban Boundary Layer

V. P. Yushkov
Translated by O. Bazhenov

Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991 Russia

Correspondence to: e-mail: yushkov@phys.msu.ru

Received 27 June, 2016

Abstract—We analyze how remote sounding instruments can help to improve our understanding of the atmospheric boundary layer and how regional synoptic models can be used as a hindcasting tool in studying and perfecting boundary layer models. A method is suggested for estimating the quality of boundary layer reproduction in these models using remote sensing data.

Keywords: remote sounding, mesoscale model, boundary layer, megalopolis, urban anomaly, hindcasting

DOI: 10.1134/S1024856017050165