Hierarchy of microphysical parameterizations suitable for cloud and mesoscale models

William D. Hall, Roy M. Rasmussen, Gregory Thompson

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Abstract

A hierarchy of microphysical parameterizations schemes to represent the major physical process characteristics of precipitation development in wintertime clouds is presented. The weather research and forecast model (WRF) was set up to run with 4 interactive grids with horizontal resolutions of 27, 9, 3, and 1 km. The model initial and time dependent boundary conditions were derived from the NCEP ETA model using the WRF standard initialization program. The model was first started only with the coarsest grid and the finer scale grids were subsequently included as the 24 hour run progressed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages516-524
Number of pages9
StatePublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes
Event11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meterology - Hyannis, MA, United States
Duration: Oct 4 2004Oct 8 2004

Conference

Conference11th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meterology
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHyannis, MA
Period10/4/0410/8/04

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