Optimal Physics Parameterization Scheme Combination of the Weather Research and Forecasting Model for Seasonal Precipitation Simulation over Ghana

Table 1

Summary of physics parameterization scheme categories and the options used in this study. Two options each from microphysics, cumulus scheme, and planetary boundary layer schemes are used, while one option from each of the remaining physics schemes was employed here.

Scheme name	Category	Abbreviation	Option number	References
WRF Single-Moment; 5-Class Scheme	Microphysics Scheme; (MPS)	WSM5	4	[10]
WRF Single-Moment; 6-Class Scheme	Microphysics Scheme; (MPS)	WSM6	6	[11]
Betts-Miller-Janjic	Cumulus Scheme; (CUS)	BMJ	2	[12, 13]
Grell-Devenyi; Ensemble scheme	Cumulus; (CUS)	GD	93	[14]
Yonsei University; Scheme	Planetary Boundary; Layer Scheme (PBL)	YSU	1	[15]
Asymmetrical; Convective Model	Planetary Boundary; Layer Scheme (PBL)	ACM2	7	[16, 17]
Unified Noah Model	Land Surface Model; (LSM)	UNM	2	[18]
Revised MM5	Surface Layer Scheme; (SLC)	MM5	1	[19]
Rapid Radiative Transfer Model	Longwave Radiation; (LWR)	RRTM	1	[20]
Dudhia Scheme	Shortwave Radiation; (SWR)	DS	1	[21]