Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
GMD
Articles | Volume 14, issue 5
Articles | Volume 14, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-2691-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-2691-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 14, issue 5
Model evaluation paper
 | 
18 May 2021
Model evaluation paper |  | 18 May 2021

Sensitivity of precipitation and temperature over the Mount Kenya area to physics parameterization options in a high-resolution model simulation performed with WRFV3.8.1

Martina Messmer, Santos J. González-Rojí, Christoph C. Raible, and Thomas F. Stocker

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-2691-2021-supplement

Data sets

Data for publication "Sensitivity of precipitation and temperature over Mount Kenya area to physics parameterization options in a high-resolution model simulation performed with WRFV3.8.1" Martina Messmer, Santos J. González-Rojí, Christoph C. Raible, and Thomas F. Stocker https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4090589

TRMM (TMPA-RT) Near Real-Time Precipitation L3 3 hour 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V7 George Huffman https://doi.org/10.5067/TRMM/TMPA/3H-E/7

GPM IMERG Final Precipitation L3 Half Hourly 0.1 degree x 0.1 degree V06 G. J. Huffman, E. F. Stocker, D. T. Bolvin, E. J. Nelkin, and Jackson Tan https://doi.org/10.5067/GPM/IMERG/3B-HH/06

Model code and software

Data for publication "Sensitivity of precipitation and temperature over Mount Kenya area to physics parameterization options in a high-resolution model simulation performed with WRFV3.8.1" Martina Messmer, Santos J. González-Rojí, Christoph C. Raible, and Thomas F. Stocker https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4090589

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Short summary
Sensitivity experiments with the WRF model are run to find an optimal parameterization setup for precipitation around Mount Kenya at a scale that resolves convection (1 km). Precipitation is compared against many weather stations and gridded observational data sets. Both the temporal correlation of precipitation sums and pattern correlations show that fewer nests lead to a more constrained simulation with higher correlation. The Grell–Freitas cumulus scheme obtains the most accurate results.
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