Sensitivity of WRF to boundary layer parameterizations in simulating a heavy rainfall event using different microphysical schemes. Effect on large-scale processes

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 132-133, Issue , 2013, Pages 125-143

  Efstathiou, G A ^a,b   Zoumakis, N M ^b   Melas, D ^c   Lolis, C J ^a   Kassomenos, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Boundary layer parameterizations; Condensational heating; Cyclogenesis; Heavy precipitation; Microphysical schemes; WRF model

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGENESIS; HEAVY PRECIPITATION; INTENSE PRECIPITATION; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; MICROPHYSICAL SCHEMES; SURFACE PRECIPITATION; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS; WRF MODEL;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEATING; LASERS; MOISTURE; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

RAIN;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CONDENSATION; CYCLOGENESIS; HEATING; MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VERTICAL MIXING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AEGEAN SEA; CENTRAL MACEDONIA; CHALKIDIKI PENINSULA; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84879165935     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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