Boundary layer investigations  Dynamic Retrievals and Related  Dynamic Retrieval

Applications of Dynamic Retrieval

In proposing this analysis technique, Gal-Chen (1978) was strongly influenced by early numerical simulations of the atmospheric boundary layer and of cloud modeling as he proposed that the retrieval technique could be used in order to derive a more complete set of "observed" fields that could be directly compared to the output from simulations. The title of that study also implies that the technique could also be applied to derive fields that could be used to initialize these numerical models. In addition to those proposed applications, the early dynamic retrieval studies also used the combination of high resolution winds and thermodynamic fields to address theoretical issues concerning atmospheric phenomena much in the same way as researchers use cloud and boundary layer models. Several examples of early applications follow. We will also use this discussion to discuss issues of verification and accuracy.
 

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