Impact of Parameterization of Physical Processes on Simulation of Track and Intensity of Tropical Cyclone Nargis (2008) with WRF-NMM Model

Table 1

Details of the WRF-NMM model specifications.

Model	NCEP mesoscale model WRF-NMM V3.0.1
Dynamics	Nonhydrostatic with terrain following hybrid pressure sigma vertical coordinate.
Map projection	Rotated lat-lon
Resolution	9 km
No. of vertical levels	51
Horizontal grid scheme	Arakawa E-grid
Time integration scheme	Horizontal: forward-backward scheme
	Vertical: Implicit scheme
Lateral boundary condition	NCEP/NCAR GFS forecast
Radiation scheme	Long wave: GFDL
	Short wave: GFDL
Planetary boundary layer parameterization schemes	(1) NCEP GFS
	(2) Yonsei University (YSU)
Cumulus parameterization schemes	(1) Kain-Fritsch
	(2) Betts-Miller-janjic
	(3) Grell-Devenyi
	(4) Simplified Arakawa Schubert
Land surface physics	(1) NMM
	(2) Thermal diffusion
	(3) Noah
	(4) RUC
Microphysics	(1) Ferrier
	(2) WSM 5-class
	(3) WSM 6-class graupel
	(4) Thompson