Sensitivity study of the regional climate model RegCM4 to different convective schemes over West Africa

Koné, Brahima; Diedhiou, Arona; Touré, N'datchoh Evelyne; Sylla, Mouhamadou Bamba; Giorgi, Filippo; Anquetin, Sandrine; Bamba, Adama; Diawara, Adama; Kobea, Arsene Toka

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-1261-2018

Articles | Volume 9, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-1261-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-1261-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 4

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09 Nov 2018

Research article |

| 09 Nov 2018

Sensitivity study of the regional climate model RegCM4 to different convective schemes over West Africa

Brahima Koné, Arona Diedhiou, N'datchoh Evelyne Touré, Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla, Filippo Giorgi, Sandrine Anquetin, Adama Bamba, Adama Diawara, and Arsene Toka Kobea

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RC1: 'Review-esd-2018-44', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Jul 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to the comments of the referee1', Arona Diedhiou, 04 Sep 2018
- AC3: 'Revised manuscript', Arona Diedhiou, 04 Sep 2018
RC2: 'Sensitivity study of the Regional Climate Model RegCM4 to different convective schemes over West Africa, submitted by Brahima Koné et al. in Earth System Dynamics', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Jul 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to the comments of the referee2', Arona Diedhiou, 04 Sep 2018
- AC4: 'Revised manuscript', Arona Diedhiou, 04 Sep 2018

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ED: Publish as is (06 Sep 2018) by Zhenghui Xie

Short summary

Simulations of regional climate are very sensitive to physical parameterization schemes, particularly over the tropics where convection plays a major role in monsoon dynamics. The latest version of RegCM4 was used to assess the performance and sensitivity of the simulated West African climate system to different convection schemes. The configuration of RegCM4 with CLM4.5 as a land surface model and the Emanuel convective scheme is recommended for the study of the West African climate.