Boundary layer processes over different surfaces simulated by WRF in a mountainous region south of Vienna, Austria

The Rosalia Lehrforst, located in the southeast of Vienna enclosing the Vienna basin, is a semi-complex forested mountain range. It is used for teaching and research, especially for studies on the land-surface interactions, hydrological studies such as heavy precipitation events, gas exchange processes, atmospheric processes in the Vienna basin, and many more. Three meteorological observation sites are operated within the forest site. Further, meteorological, hydrological data, gas exchange data, and other data of different projects are available.

Here, the WRF model is used to evaluate the effects of different kinds of land-use and soil types, including different soil moisture conditions, on the boundary layer and boundary layer processes within the forest and the southern Vienna basin.