Research Article

Impacts of Different Physical Parameterization Configurations on Widespread Heavy Rain Forecast over the Northern Area of Vietnam in WRF-ARW Model

Table 3

List of forecast cycles related to heavy rain cases from 2012 to 2016, the station with maximum daily accumulated rainfall up to 72 h for each cycle, and types of main synoptic situations.

Forecast cycle (year month day hour)Maximum 24 h accumulation observation (mm)Station with maximum observationTypes of rain events

2012 05 18 0037Bac YenType I
2012 05 19 0044Lac SonType I
2012 05 20 00114Bac QuangType I
2012 05 21 00195Bac QuangType I
2012 05 22 00131Ha DongType I
2012 05 23 00186Quang HaType I
2012 07 20 0041Bac QuangType I
2012 07 21 0024.6Lai ChauType II
2012 07 22 00116Vinh YenType II
2012 07 23 0075VinhType II
2012 07 25 00229Tuyen QuangType II
2012 07 26 00104Ham YenType II
2012 07 27 00112Bac QuangType I
2012 08 03 0058.1Con CuongType I
2012 08 04 0034.1Tinh GiaType I
2012 08 05 0070Lang SonType I
2012 08 06 00153Muong LaType I
2012 08 07 00163Quang HaType I
2012 08 13 0063.6Muong LaType II
2012 08 14 0064.5Nho QuanType II
2012 08 15 0074Do LuongType II
2012 08 16 0076Tam DaoType II
2012 08 31 0049.1Sin HoType IV
2012 09 01 0067Nhu XuanType IV
2012 09 02 00124Quynh LuuType IV
2012 09 03 0084Moc ChauType IV
2012 09 04 00157Huong KheType IV
2012 09 16 00151.4Muong TeType IV
2012 09 17 00104.6Tam DuongType III
2013 06 19 00109Bac QuangType II
2013 06 20 0072.2Huong KheType II
2013 06 21 0059Nam DinhType II
2013 06 22 00218Ha TinhType II
2014 08 25 0091Lao CaiType II
2014 08 26 0089Van LyType II
2014 08 27 00157Hon NguType II
2015 05 18 0090Hoi XuanType III
2015 05 19 0058Sin HoType III
2015 05 20 00106That KheType III
2015 05 21 0072Tuyen QuangType III
2015 06 21 00124Luc YenType II
2015 06 22 0072.7Do LuongType II
2015 07 01 0084.5Cao BangType I
2015 07 02 00123.0Van ChanType I
2015 07 03 0074.0Huong KheType I
2015 07 21 0054.5Hoa BinhType I
2015 07 22 0019Sin HoType I
2015 07 23 0092Sin HoType I
2015 07 24 00180Quynh NhaiType I
2015 07 25 00181Cua OngType I
2015 07 26 00432Cua OngType I
2015 07 27 00347Quang HaType I
2015 07 28 00224Mong CaiType I
2015 07 29 00247Cua OngType I
2015 07 30 00145Quang HaType I
2015 07 31 00239Quang HaType I
2015 08 01 00157Phu LienType I
2015 09 18 0073Hai DuongType IV
2015 09 19 0078.0Dinh HoaType IV
2016 05 20 00118Tinh GiaType I
2016 05 21 00107.0Ha NamType I
2016 05 22 0092Sa PaType I
2016 05 23 00190.4Yen BaiType I
2016 07 24 0060Phu LienType II
2016 07 25 0017Thai BinhType II
2016 07 26 0046Dinh HoaType II
2016 07 30 0018.1Mu Cang ChaiType II
2016 08 01 0019Sin HoType I
2016 08 02 00150Ninh BinhType I
2016 08 10 0081Quynh NhaiType I
2016 08 11 00117Thanh HoaType I
2016 08 12 0087Tay HieuType I

Type I: activities of trough or ITCZ; type II: affected by tropical cyclone or low-pressure system; type III: related to cold surge from the north; type IV: combinations of different patterns.