Regional Climate Simulation for Arizona: Impact of Resolution on Precipitation

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" rowspan="2">Nesting</td><td align="center" colspan="3">Resolution</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">Cumulus convective parameterization (Kain-Frisch scheme)</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Outermost domain</td><td align="center">Intermediate domain</td><td align="center">Innermost domain</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">2 layer</td><td align="center">36 km</td><td align="center">—</td><td align="center">12 km</td><td align="center">On</td></tr><tr><td align="left" rowspan="2">3 layer</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">
								54 km</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">
								18 km</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">
								6 km</td><td align="center">On</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Off</td></tr><tr><td align="left">3 layer</td><td align="center">48 km</td><td align="center">12 km</td><td align="center">3 km</td><td align="center">Off</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

A summary of the horizontal resolution and arrangement of nesting for four sets of simulations performed in this study. Also indicated in the table is whether cumulus parameterization is turned on or off.

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Table 1: Regional Climate Simulation for Arizona: Impact of Resolution on Precipitation 