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Extreme Rainfall Forecast with the WRF-ARW Model in the Central Andes of Peru

dc.contributor.author Moya-Alvarez, AS es_PE
dc.contributor.author Galvez, J es_PE
dc.contributor.author Holguin, A es_PE
dc.contributor.author Estevan, R es_PE
dc.contributor.author Kumar, S es_PE
dc.contributor.author Villalobos, E es_PE
dc.contributor.author Martinez-Castro, D es_PE
dc.contributor.author Silva, Y es_PE
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.issued 2018
dc.description.abstract The ability of the WRF-ARW (Weather Research and Forecasting-Advanced Research WRF) model to forecast extreme rainfall in the Central Andes of Peru is evaluated, using observations from stations located in the Mantaro basin and GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) images. The evaluation analyzes the synoptic conditions averaged over 40 extreme event cases, and considers model simulations organized in 4 nested domains. Simulation results show that the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model underestimates rainfall totals in approximately 50–60% of cases. The analysis of two case studies shows that the underestimation by the model is probably due to three reasons: inability to generate convection in the upstream Amazon during early morning hours, limitations on describing mesoscale processes that lead to vertical movements capable of producing extreme rainfall, and limitations on the microphysics scheme to generate heavy rainfall.
dc.description.sponsorship Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica - Concytec
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9090362
dc.identifier.isi 448137500037
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/1068
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
dc.relation.ispartof Atmosphere
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject Precipitación
dc.subject Meteorología y ciencias atmosféricas es_PE
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.05.09
dc.title Extreme Rainfall Forecast with the WRF-ARW Model in the Central Andes of Peru
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dspace.entity.type Publication
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