Research Article

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

Table 3

Landfall point errors (km) and landfall time errors (hrs) with two optimum physics combination at different initial conditions.

Initial conditions Landfall point error (km) with different land surface Landfall time error (hrs) with different land surface
NMMNOAHNMMNOAH

0000 UTC 28 Apr 0892.4123.3−9−9
1200 UTC 28 Apr 0854.864.2−6−6
0000 UTC 29 Apr 087.87.8−6−6
1200 UTC 29 Apr 083234.3−6−6
0000 UTC 30 Apr 0853.454.800
1200 UTC 30 Apr 0853.475.800