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Meteorological data from RACMO model over Antarctica

Entry ID: NL_ANTARCTIC_METEO_MODEL

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Summary

Abstract: A regional atmospheric climate model with a horizontal resolution of
55x55 km2 has been used to simulate the Antarctic atmosphere during a
14 year period. Parametrisations of the physical processes are taken
from the ECHAM4 General Circulation Model. Before the model was
applied to the Antarctic, several adjustments were made to the
original code. Sea surface temperatures and sea ice mask in the model
were prescribed from observations. ECMWF re-analyses were used to
force the model from the lateral boundaries.

INVESTIGATORS
Nicole Lipzig
Michiel Van den Broeke
Erik van Meijgaard

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: -60.0	S: -90.0	E: 180.0	W: -180.0
Min Altitude: O M Max Altitude: 5000 M

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Nicole Lipzig, Michiel Van den Broeke, Erik van Meijgaard

Dataset Title: Meteorological data from RACMO model over Antarctica

Dataset Publisher: IMAU

Online Resource: http://www.phys.uu.nl/~wwwimau/research/ice_climate/home.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1980-01-02

Stop Date: 1994-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ANTICYCLONES/CYCLONES

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SEA LEVEL PRESSURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Quality State of the art (2001)
Note the high spatial resolution
several papers are published describing experiments with the model and
model performance (see references)

Access Constraints Contact IMAU, M.R. van den Broeke

Use Constraints Contact IMAU, M.R. van den Broeke

Originating Center

IMAU

Data Center

Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Physics and Astronomy Department, Utrecht University

Data Center URL: http://www.imau.nl

Data Center Personnel
Name: MICHIEL VAN DEN BROEKE Phone: +31 30 253 3169 Fax: +31 30 254 3163 Email: m.r.vandenbroeke at uu.nl Contact Address: Utrecht University Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research PO Box 80 005 City: Utrecht Postal Code: 3508 TA Country: The Netherlands

Personnel

RODERIK VAN DE WAL

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 0031302533275

Fax: 0031302543163

Email: wal at phys.uu.nl

Contact Address:

IMAU

Princetonplein 5

Province or State: CC Utrecht

Postal Code: 3584

Country: NETHERLANDS

MICHIEL VAN DEN BROEKE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +31 30 253 3169

Fax: +31 30 254 3163

Email: m.r.vandenbroeke at uu.nl

Contact Address:

Utrecht University

Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research

PO Box 80 005

City: Utrecht

Postal Code: 3508 TA

Country: The Netherlands

Publications/References

Van Lipzig N P M, E Van Meijgaard and J Oerlemans (1999): Evaluation
of a regional atmospheric model using measurements of surface heat
exchange processes from a site in Antarctica. Monthly Weather Review,
127, 1994-2011.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-06-13

Last DIF Revision Date: 2004-03-02

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