Research Article

A Regional Climate Simulation Study Using WRF-ARW Model over Europe and Evaluation for Extreme Temperature Weather Events

Table 1

Model details and configuration.

Model nameNCEP/NCAR ARW

Model typePrimitive equation, nonhydrostatic

Vertical resolution30 sigma levels; model top—10 hPa

Horizontal resolution 75 km 25 km

Domain of integration38.5W-30.83E13.585W-24.8351E
21.82N-59.75N31.7935N-55.7455N

Radiation schemeCAM scheme for short wave radiation.
CAM scheme for long wave radiation

Land-surface schemeThermal diffusion scheme

Sea surface temperatureReal sea surface temperatures

Convection schemeGrell-Devenyi ensemble scheme

PBL schemeYSU scheme

Explicit moisture schemeWSM 3-class simple ice scheme