Research Article

Relationships between Ambient Ozone Concentration Changes in Southwestern Taiwan and Invasion Tracks of Tropical Typhoons

Table 2

Selected domain setting and configuration parameters for WRF-Chem model operation.

Type of settingD1D2D3D4

Horizontal grid ()
Grid spacing (km)27911
Meteorological time step (sec)180602020
Chemical time step (sec)180606060
Chemistry optionRADM2 mechanism, no aerosol [24, 27]
Dry depositionWesley, 1989
Photolysis optionMadronich, 1987 [17]
MicrophysicsWSM3-class simple ice scheme
Cumulus physics optionGrell-Devenyi (domains D1 and D2), none for D3, D4
Long wave radiationRRTM scheme
Short wave radiationGODDART scheme
Subgrid convective transportTurned on
Photolysis optionMadronich photolysis