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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-9-1261-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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09 Nov 2018
Research article |
| 09 Nov 2018
| 09 Nov 2018
Sensitivity study of the regional climate model RegCM4 to different convective schemes over West Africa
Brahima Koné
LAPAMF, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan,
Côte d'Ivoire
LAPAMF, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan,
Côte d'Ivoire
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, IRD, CNRS, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble,
France
N'datchoh Evelyne Touré
LAPAMF, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan,
Côte d'Ivoire
Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla
WASCAL Centre of Competence, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Filippo Giorgi
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy
Sandrine Anquetin
Univ. Grenoble Alpes, IRD, CNRS, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble,
France
Adama Bamba
LAPAMF, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan,
Côte d'Ivoire
Adama Diawara
LAPAMF, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan,
Côte d'Ivoire
Arsene Toka Kobea
LAPAMF, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan,
Côte d'Ivoire
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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.
Simulations of regional climate are very sensitive to physical parameterization schemes,...
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