Examining spin-up behaviour within WRF dynamical downscaling applications

Mallard, Megan S.; Spero, Tanya L.; Bowden, Jared H.; Willison, Jeff; Nolte, Christopher G.; Jalowska, Anna M.

doi:10.5194/gmd-19-579-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-579-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-579-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 2

Development and technical paper

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19 Jan 2026

Development and technical paper |

| 19 Jan 2026

Examining spin-up behaviour within WRF dynamical downscaling applications

Megan S. Mallard, Tanya L. Spero, Jared H. Bowden, Jeff Willison, Christopher G. Nolte, and Anna M. Jalowska

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