GEWEX Atmospheric Boundary Layer Study (GABLS)

GABLS an international activity under the GEWEX Modelling and Prediction Panel (GMPP) aimed at stimulating and coordinating research on boundary layer physics. The goal of GABLS is to improve the representation of the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) in models on the basis of an advanced understanding of the relevant processes. The ABL is an important aspect of  the physics in regional and global models. It is particularly important when discussing coupled atmosphere/land-surface/ocean models. GABLS like the Global Land/Atmosphere System Study (GLASS) and GEWEX Cloud System Study (GCSS) will undertake its work in association with the other components of WCRP, especially with the Working Group on Numerical Experimentation (WGNE). This interaction will ensure that GABLS establishes the same proactive posture in engaging the NWP/GCM community that has been used in GCSS and GLASS. GABLS will include representatives of the weather and climate modelling communities in their deliberations and have them present issues of relevance to large-scale models, which GABLS will then integrate into its work plans.

What's New

The next GABLS Workshop will be held at NCAR, Boulder, Colorado, 26-27 June 2009. The workshop is open to all and will deal with the presentation and evaluation of the GABLS3 model intercomparison results (both single-coulm and LES with Cabauw observations). For more information, see http://www.knmi.nl/samenw/gabls/  and http://www.atmo.ttu.edu/basu/GABLS3/.