The ERICA IOP 5 Storm. Part III: Mesoscale Cyclogenesis and Precipitation Parameterization

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Modeling studies have consistently shown the importance of latent heat release in explosive marine cyclogenesis. However, a systematic evaluation of precipitation parameterization in the simulation of marine cyclones has been rare in the literature. This paper is the third in a series of modeling studies on the ERICA IOP 5 storm. The objective is to assess the performance of various subgrid-scale cumulus parameterization and resolvable-scale microphysics schemes in the simulation of the storm using the Penn State–NCAR mesoscale model MM5 at grid resolutions of 20 and 60 km. Emphasis is placed on the intensity, distribution, and character of precipitation and on the mesoscale low pressure centers embedded within the synoptic-scale cyclone. Principal findings are as follows. The distribution and intensity of precipitation, its partitioning into grid-resolvable and subgrid-scale portions, the atmospheric thermodynamic structure in the precipitation region, and the evolution of mesoscale low pressure... Abstract Modeling studies have consistently shown the importance of latent heat release in explosive marine cyclogenesis. However, a systematic evaluation of precipitation parameterization in the simulation of marine cyclones has been rare in the literature. This paper is the third in a series of modeling studies on the ERICA IOP 5 storm. The objective is to assess the performance of various subgrid-scale cumulus parameterization and resolvable-scale microphysics schemes in the simulation of the storm using the Penn State–NCAR mesoscale model MM5 at grid resolutions of 20 and 60 km. Emphasis is placed on the intensity, distribution, and character of precipitation and on the mesoscale low pressure centers embedded within the synoptic-scale cyclone. Principal findings are as follows. The distribution and intensity of precipitation, its partitioning into grid-resolvable and subgrid-scale portions, the atmospheric thermodynamic structure in the precipitation region, and the evolution of mesoscale low pressure...

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