Assessment of WRF Land Surface Model Performance over West Africa

• Published in: Advances in meteorology Vol. 2020; no. 2020; pp. 1 - 30
• Main Authors: Adefisan, Elijah A., Balogun, Ifeoluwa A., Olufayo, Ayorinde A., Dudhia, Jimy, Achugbu, Ifeanyi C., Gbode, Imoleayo E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2020; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Advection; Analysis; Computer simulation; Energy; Groundwater; Heat; Land surface models; Meteorological parameters; Meteorological research; Moisture content; Numerical weather forecasting; Parameterization; Performance assessment; Physics; Political aspects; Precipitation; Precipitation (Meteorology); Precipitation-temperature relationships; Real property; Seasons; Soil; Soil moisture; Soil water; Soils; Studies; Surface temperature; Tropical climate; Tropical easterly jet; Valuation; Vegetation; Water circulation; Water column; Water, Underground; Weather forecasting; Wind; Nigeria; Germany; West Africa

Simulations with four land surface models (LSMs) (i.e., Noah, Noah-MP, Noah-MP with ground water GW option, and CLM4) using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model at 12 km horizontal grid resolution were carried out as two sets for 3 months (December–February 2011/2012 and July–September 2...