MTCLIM: a mountain microclimate simulation model

Roger D. Hungerford; Ramakrishna R. Nemani; Steven W. Running; Joseph C. Coughlan

doi:10.2737/INT-RP-414

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MTCLIM: a mountain microclimate simulation model

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Authors:

Roger D. Hungerford, Ramakrishna R. Nemani, Steven W. Running, Joseph C. Coughlan

Year:

1989

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/INT-RP-414

Source:

Res. Pap. INT-RP-414. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 52 p.

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Abstract

A model for calculating daily microclimate conditions in mountainous terrain is presented. Daily air temperature, shortwave radiation, relative humidity, and precipitation are extrapolated form data measured at National Weather Service stations. The model equations are given and the paper describes how to execute the model. Model outputs are compared with observed data from several mountain sites.

Keywords

meterology, weather, climatology, temperature, solar radiation, humidity, precipitation, model

Citation

Hungerford, Roger D.; Nemani, Ramakrishna R.; Running, Steven W.; Coughlan, Joseph C. 1989. MTCLIM: a mountain microclimate simulation model. Res. Pap. INT-RP-414. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 52 p.