High-Resolution Numerical Modeling of Near-Surface Weather Conditions over Alaska's Cook Inlet and Shelikof Strait

摘要

This work developed an atmospheric modeling capability for Cook Inlet/Shelikof Strait region of Coastal Alaska. A modeling system that is both fast and efficient enough to act as a nowcast/forecast system and versatile enough to be used for a variety of research purposes has been built. This system uses current initialization data that comes to Alaska Experiment Forecast Facility (AEFF), University of Alaska Anchorage via a T1 line from the National Weather Service in Alaska. This system has been used to produce daily weather simulations for the Cook Inlet and Shelikof Strait region. Using this capability, we have systematically studied LLJs and other winds in Cook Inlet and Shelikof Strait.