Articles | Volume 14, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-6765-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-6765-2021
Methods for assessment of models
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05 Nov 2021
Methods for assessment of models |  | 05 Nov 2021

Verification of boundary layer wind patterns in COSMO-REA2 using clear-air radar echoes

Sebastian Buschow and Petra Friederichs

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • CEC1: 'Comment on gmd-2021-128', Astrid Kerkweg, 14 Jul 2021
  • RC1: 'Comment on gmd-2021-128', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Aug 2021
  • AC1: 'Missing Figure 4 !', Sebastian Buschow, 01 Aug 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on gmd-2021-128', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 Aug 2021
  • RC3: 'Comment on gmd-2021-128', Anonymous Referee #3, 26 Aug 2021
  • AC2: 'Comment on gmd-2021-128', Sebastian Buschow, 13 Sep 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Sebastian Buschow on behalf of the Authors (13 Sep 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Sep 2021) by Simon Unterstrasser
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (22 Sep 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (26 Sep 2021)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (07 Oct 2021) by Simon Unterstrasser
AR by Sebastian Buschow on behalf of the Authors (12 Oct 2021)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
When insects fill the lower kilometers of the atmosphere, they get caught in the convergent parts of the wind field. Their concentration visualizes the otherwise invisible circulation on radar images. This study shows how clear-air radar data can be compared to simulated wind fields in terms of scale, anisotropy, and direction. Despite known difficulties with simulating these near-surface wind systems, we find decent agreement between a long-term simulation and the German radar mosaic.