Analysis and evaluation of WRF microphysical schemes for deep moist convection over south-eastern South America (SESA) using microwave satellite observations and radiative transfer simulations

Galligani, Victoria Sol; Wang, Die; Alvarez Imaz, Milagros; Salio, Paola; Prigent, Catherine

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-3627-2017

Articles | Volume 10, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-3627-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-3627-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 10, issue 10

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05 Oct 2017

Research article |

| 05 Oct 2017

Analysis and evaluation of WRF microphysical schemes for deep moist convection over south-eastern South America (SESA) using microwave satellite observations and radiative transfer simulations

Victoria Sol Galligani, Die Wang, Milagros Alvarez Imaz, Paola Salio, and Catherine Prigent

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RC1: 'Review comment', Alan Geer, 31 May 2017
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RC2: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Jun 2017
- AC2: 'Responce to comments from RC2', Victoria Sol Galligani, 01 Jul 2017

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AR by Vito Sol Galligani on behalf of the Authors (04 Jul 2017) Author's response Manuscript

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RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (24 Jul 2017)

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ED: Publish as is (09 Aug 2017) by Mark Kulie

AR by Vito Sol Galligani on behalf of the Authors (16 Aug 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

Three meteorological events with deep convection and severe weather, characteristic of the SESA region, are considered. High-resolution models, a powerful tool to study convection, can be operated with different microphysics schemes (predict the development of hydrometeors, their interactions, growth, precipitation). We present a systematic evaluation of the microphysical schemes available in the WRF model by a direct comparison between satellite-based simulated and observed microwave radiances.