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Convective storms represent the main weather threats on Singapore where the amount of water discharged frequently turns into flash floods. Moreover forecasting is a challenging task in this tropical region due to the high instability state of the atmosphere. Therefore Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) represents an essential tool in flood mitigation. Yet identifying the ideal configuration and parameterization of a NWP model is a milestone to reach accurate forecast. This paper presents the results of a sensitivity analysis of the turbulence and convective schemes of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model in the framework of Singapore weather forecasting.
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Jolivet, S., Chane-Ming, F. (2014). WRF Modelling of Turbulence Triggering Convective Thunderstorms over Singapore. In: Deville, M., Estivalezes, JL., Gleize, V., Lê, TH., Terracol, M., Vincent, S. (eds) Turbulence and Interactions. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, vol 125. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43489-5_14
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