Articles | Volume 24, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5937-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5937-2020
Research article
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16 Dec 2020
Research article |  | 16 Dec 2020

Simulation analysis of local land atmosphere coupling in rainy season over a typical underlying surface in the Tibetan Plateau

Genhou Sun, Zeyong Hu, Yaoming Ma, Zhipeng Xie, Jiemin Wang, and Song Yang
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We investigate the influence of soil conditions on the planetary boundary layer (PBL) thermodynamics and convective cloud formations over a typical underlying surface, based on a series of simulations on a sunny day in the Tibetan Plateau, using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. The real-case simulation and sensitivity simulations indicate that the soil moisture could have a strong impact on PBL thermodynamics, which may be favorable for the convective cloud formations.