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Web resources/links
Plymouth State Weather Center (WXP, The Weather Processor)
University of Washington Planetary Boundary Layer (UWPBL) model
Acknowledgements to Sandra Coelho, Margarida Belo, Mário Almeida (retired) and Luis Pinto Coelho (retired) from the Portuguese meterorological service and Ad Stoffelen from OSISAF/Dutch meteorological service.