Performance assessment of three convective parameterization schemes in WRF for downscaling summer rainfall over South Africa

Climate Dynamics

Volumn 42, Issue 11-12, 2014, Pages 2931-2953

  Ratna, Satyaban B ^a   Ratnam, J V ^a   Behera, S K ^a   Rautenbach, C J deW ^b   Ndarana, T ^c   Takahashi, K ^a   Yamagata, T ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Convective parameterization schemes; Downscaling; ENSO; Seasonal rainfall; South Africa; WRF regional model

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; DOWNSCALING; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; LA NINA; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; SUMMER; THERMODYNAMICS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84901988360     PISSN: 09307575     EISSN: 14320894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-013-1918-2     Document Type: Article

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