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Advanced Weather Research and Forecasting (ARW) model has a wide range of applications for both the operational and research purpose. In this paper, an attempt has been made to investigate the sensitivity of seven Microphysical Parameterization (MP) schemes namely Lin, WSM3, WSM5, WSM6, Ferrier, Morrison, and Thompson schemes in the simulation of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) Titli (2018) occurred in the Bay of Bengal region for the track and rainfall intensity using ARW model. The cyclone track and intensity are simulated in terms of minimum Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP), and maximum surface wind. The results are verified with observations provided by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). From the results, it was observed that Ferrier scheme has provided best track and intensity forecasts for the selected cyclone.
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The authors would like to thank Dr. Satya Prakash Ojha and Dr. Sathiyamoorthy, Space Application Center (SAC—ISRO) Ahmedabad for providing an opportunity to work under SMART programme and the first also thank Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Global Forecast Systems providing the observed data.
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Venkata Rao, G., Venkata Reddy, K., Navatha, Y. (2020). Assessment of Microphysical Parameterization Schemes on the Track and Intensity of Titli Cyclone Using ARW Model. In: Dutta, D., Mahanty, B. (eds) Numerical Optimization in Engineering and Sciences. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 979. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3215-3_4
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