Convection‐permitting modeling with regional climate models: Latest developments and next steps

P Lucas‐Picher, D Argüeso, E Brisson… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Approximately 10 years ago, convection‐permitting regional climate models (CPRCMs)
emerged as a promising computationally affordable tool to produce fine resolution (1–4 km) …

Spatial distribution of temporal precipitation contrasts in South Africa

CM Botai, JO Botai, AM Adeola - South African Journal of Science, 2018 - scielo.org.za
The focus of the present study was to investigate the spatial-temporal variability and trends
of precipitation concentration across South Africa using the Tropical Rainfall Measuring …

Variability of West African monsoon patterns generated by a WRF multi-physics ensemble

C Klein, D Heinzeller, J Bliefernicht, H Kunstmann - Climate Dynamics, 2015 - Springer
The credibility of regional climate simulations over West Africa stands and falls with the
ability to reproduce the West African monsoon (WAM) whose precipitation plays a pivotal …

Interannual to interdecadal variability of winter and summer southern African rainfall, and their teleconnections

B Dieppois, B Pohl, M Rouault, M New… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines for the first time the changing characteristics of summer and winter
southern African rainfall and their teleconnections with large‐scale climate through the …

WRF and WRF-Chem v3. 5.1 simulations of meteorology and black carbon concentrations in the Kathmandu Valley

A Mues, A Lauer, A Lupascu… - Geoscientific Model …, 2018 - gmd.copernicus.org
An evaluation of the meteorology simulated using the Weather Research and Forecast
(WRF) model for the region of south Asia and Nepal with a focus on the Kathmandu Valley is …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating satellite-based diurnal cycles of precipitation in the African tropics

U Pfeifroth, J Trentmann, AH Fink… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
Precipitation plays a major role in the energy and water cycles of the earth. Because of its
variable nature, consistent observations of global precipitation are challenging. Satellite …

Interannual variability of seasonal rainfall over the Cape south coast of South Africa and synoptic type association

CJ Engelbrecht, WA Landman - Climate dynamics, 2016 - Springer
The link between interannual variability of seasonal rainfall over the Cape south coast of
South Africa and different synoptic types as well as selected teleconnections is explored …

Characteristics of cut-off lows during the 2015–2017 drought in the Western Cape, South Africa

SA Omar, BJ Abiodun - Atmospheric Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Cut-Off Lows (COLs) are known for heavy rainfall in the Western Cape, but there is
a dearth of information on COL rainfall characteristics over the Cape. To bridge this gap we …

Spatial distribution of precipitation annual cycles over South Africa in 10 CORDEX regional climate model present-day simulations

A Favre, N Philippon, B Pohl, EA Kalognomou… - Climate dynamics, 2016 - Springer
This study presents an evaluation of the ability of 10 regional climate models (RCMs)
participating in the COordinated Regional climate Downscaling Experiment-Africa to …

Precipitation dynamical downscaling over the Great Plains

XM Hu, M Xue, RA McPherson, E Martin… - Journal of Advances …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Detailed, regional climate projections, particularly for precipitation, are critical for many
applications. Accurate precipitation downscaling in the United States Great Plains remains a …