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Articles | Volume 18, issue 22
Articles | Volume 18, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-8723-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-8723-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 22
Methods for assessment of models
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20 Nov 2025
Methods for assessment of models |  | 20 Nov 2025

On the proper use of screen-level temperature measurements in weather forecasting models over mountains

Danaé Préaux, Ingrid Dombrowski-Etchevers, Isabelle Gouttevin, and Yann Seity

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Air temperature is usually measured around 2 m above the ground following meteorological standards. However, in mountain regions, temperature sensors are often placed higher up to avoid being buried in snow in winter. We show that the measurement height is of high importance when quantifying the errors made by weather prediction models. Also, it should be accounted for when these observations are used to correct the models in real time, as doing otherwise degrades their forecasts at high altitudes.
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