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Ute Karstens

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The baltic sea experiment baltex : A brief overview and some selected results of the authors

Author

  • Ehrhard Raschke
  • Ute Karstens
  • Ralph Nolte-Holube
  • Rüdiger Brandt
  • Hans Jörg Isemer
  • Dag Lohmann
  • Manfred Lobmeyr
  • Burkhardt Rockel
  • Rolf Stuhlmann

Summary, in English

The mechanisms responsible for the transfer of energy and water within the climate system are under worldwide investigation within the framework of the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) to improve the predictability of natural and man-made climate changes at short and long ranges and their impact on water resources. Five continental-scale experiments have been established within GEWEX to enable a more complete coupling between atmospheric and hydrological models. One of them is the Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX). In this paper, the goals and structure of BALTEX are outlined. A short overview of measuring and modelling strategies is given. Atmospheric and hydrological model results of the authors only are presented. These include also the validation of precipitation using station measurements as well as validation of modelled cloud cover with cloud estimates from satellite data. Furthermore, results of a large-scale grid based hydrological model to be coupled to atmospheric models are presented. This research has never been possible without the contribution of research groups and operational institutions from all 10 member countries. We concentrate here on results obtained at the GKSS research center.

Publishing year

1998-01

Language

English

Pages

1-22

Publication/Series

Surveys in Geophysics

Volume

19

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article review

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences

Keywords

  • Climate research
  • GEWEX
  • Hydrology
  • Numerical modeling
  • Water cycles

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0169-3298