Melissa Bukovsky No Model Is Perfect Some Models Are Useful Surface Overview Winter Temperature Bias Summer Temperature Bias CGCM CRCMncep CRCMcgcm Winter CGCM CRCMncep CRCMcgcm Summer ID: 800958
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Additional NARCCAP Results
Melissa Bukovsky
Slide2No Model Is Perfect Some Models Are Useful
Slide3Surface Overview
Slide4Slide5Winter Temperature Bias
Slide6Slide7Summer Temperature Bias
Slide8CGCM, CRCM-ncep, CRCM-cgcm Winter
Slide9CGCM, CRCM-ncep, CRCM-cgcm Summer
Slide10GFDL, RCM3-ncep, RCM3-gfdl Winter
Slide11GFDL, RCM3-ncep, RCM3-gfdl Summer
Slide12Monthly Precipitation
From Wang et al. 2009 (JRL)Fig. 1. (a) Orography and (b) cold-season rainfall (Nov-May, Udel) of the Intermountain Region. The major mountain ranges are outlined by red lines. (c)-(g) Monthly rainfall histograms of Udel, averaged from the five regions indicated in Fig. 1b, superimposed with the corresponding precipitation of the NARR (thick black line) and all RCMs (color lines).
Slide13Diurnal Cycle: Temperature
Slide14Diurnal Cycle: Precipitation
Slide15NARR
CRCM
ECPC
HRM3
Summer Precipitation NCEP Driven Runs
Slide16NARR
Summer Precipitation
NCEP Driven Runs
MM5I
RCM3
WRFP
Slide171980-1999 JJA GCM Precipitation
CCSM
GFDL
NARR
Slide181980-2000 JJA Precipitation w/ GCM Driven Run: CRCM and CGCM
NARR
CRCM-ncep
CRCM-cgcm
Slide191980-2000 JJA Precipitation w/ GCM Driven Run: RCM3 and GFDL
NARR
RCM3-ncep
RCM3-gfdl
Slide20JJA 1980-2000 Precipitation Maximum Amplitude and Time of Maximum
NARR
CRCM
HRM3
MM5I
Slide21JJA 1980-20003-hr Average Pr
NARR
00 UTC
03 UTC
06 UTC
09 UTC
12 UTC
CRCM
Slide226h Pr Frequency Distribution1980-1999/2000 JJA
GCMs
CCSM
GFDL
%
NARR
Slide23RCM frqdist
WRFP
ECPC
CRCM
3h Pr Frequency Distribution
1980-1999/2000 JJA
RCMs
(mm/h)
RCM3
NARR
%
MM5I
HRM3