CWRF simulations of the China 1991 and 1998 summer floods

  • Shuyan Liu
  • , Wei Gao*
  • , Xin Zhong Liang
  • , Hua Zhang
  • , James Slusser
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The capability of the Climate extension of the Weather Research and Forecasting (CWRF) model in simulating the 1991 and 1998 summer floods in China is evaluated with 4-month continuous integrations as driven by the NCEP/NCAR observational reanalysis. It is shown that CWRF has a pronounced downscaling skill, capturing the key characteristics in the spatial patterns and temporal evolutions of precipitation in both severe anomalous monsoon cases. The result gives a high perspective for future CWRF applications in understanding and predicting China monsoon variability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRemote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability III
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventRemote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability III - San Diego, CA, United States
Duration: 14 Aug 200616 Aug 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6298
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceRemote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability III
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego, CA
Period14/08/0616/08/06

Keywords

  • CWRF
  • Downscaling
  • Flood
  • Monsoon
  • Precipitation
  • Regional climate model

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