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Model evaluation paper
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09 Dec 2025
Model evaluation paper |
| 09 Dec 2025
| 09 Dec 2025
Comparison of precipitation parameterizations in Regional Climate Model (RegCM5): a case study of the Upper Blue Nile Basin (UBNB)
Eatemad Keshta
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Irrigation and Hydraulics Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11517, Egypt
Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), National Water Research Center (NWRC), Ministry of Water, Resources and Irrigation (MWRI), Qalyubia 13621, Egypt
Doaa Amin
Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), National Water Research Center (NWRC), Ministry of Water, Resources and Irrigation (MWRI), Qalyubia 13621, Egypt
Ashraf M. ElMoustafa
Irrigation and Hydraulics Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11517, Egypt
Mohamed A. Gad
Irrigation and Hydraulics Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11517, Egypt
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Short summary
Regional Climate Model version 5 (RegCM5) reasonably reproduced the dominant spatiotemporal pattern of annual precipitation over the basin using the Emanuel convective scheme with the Nogherotto–Tompkins (NoTo) large-scale scheme. Using the MOLOCH non-hydrostatic dynamical core is recommended in future research for improving precipitation simulation and assessing the impacts of land-use change, due to dam-induced reservoirs on local climate.
Regional Climate Model version 5 (RegCM5) reasonably reproduced the dominant spatiotemporal...
