The  MM5:  Structure  and  Applications

I.  BACKGROUND

"ORIGINS"

"MESOSCALE"

"MM5"

II.  THE  MM5  MODELING  SYSTEM

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"VERTICAL COORDINATE:"

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qv (g/kg)

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III.  MODEL  APPLICATIONS

Heavy  Coastal  Fog:  Simulation  of  the  Haar

Distribution of the  Scottish  haar

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High-resolution, real-time  forecasts  of  circulations  in  complex  terrain:  The  salt  breeze

"4-domain"

"10-hour MM5"

"Analysis"

"10-hour"

Tropical  extreme  precipitation:  Explicit  v.
parameterized  precip  and  the  moist  process
“gray  area”

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Tropical  cyclone  forecasting:  Predictions  of
                                                       typhoon  track

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Real-time  NCAR  MM5  forecast:  Setup  &  current  prog

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