Satellite-Based Assessment of Various Cloud Microphysics Schemes in Simulating Typhoon Hydrometeors

Figure 2

Spatial distribution of the typhoon track from model simulations during 0000 UTC 3 Jul to 0000 UTC 10 July 2014 at 6 h intervals, compared with (a) the JTWC best-track data and (b) the corresponding time series of simulated track errors with respect to the best track from JTWC. The simulations began at 1200 UTC each day from 2 to 8 July 2014 and then integrated forward for 36 hours, with 12-hour spin-up time.

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