RM3 MODEL OUTPUTS
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RM3 NASA/GISS Model Outputs over West Africa
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| RM3 is the regional climate model at the Center for Climate Systems Research of Columbia University and the NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies (CCSR/GISS). The RM3 driven by reanalysis data has been used to study the variability of the West African summer monsoon (Druyan et al. [5, 6]). Druyan et al. [7] show that RM3 simulations driven by NCEP reanalysis 2 (NCPR2) capture the major features of a developing tropical cyclone moving from West Africa to the eastern Atlantic. The congruity of simulated daily precipitation patterns and circulation with observational evidence motivates the current application of RM3 in these daily weather forecasts.   REFERENCES  Druyan L, Fulakeza M, Lonergan P, Worrell R (2010) Regional model nesting within GFS daily forecasts over West Africa. The Open Atmospheric Sciences Journal. 4, 1-11. doi: 10.2174/1874282301004010001  [5]  Druyan L, Fulakeza M, Lonergan P. Mesoscale analysis of West African summer climate: focus on wave disturbances. Clim Dyn 2006; 27: 459-81  [6]  Druyan L, Fulakeza M, Lonergan P. The impact of vertical resolution on the regional model simulation of the West African summer monsoon. Int J. Climatol 2008; 28: 1293-1314.  [7]  Druyan L, Fulakeza M, Lonergan P, Noble E. Regional climate model simulation of the AMMA special observing period #3 and the pre-helene easterly wave. Meteorol Atmos Phys 2009; 103: 191-210. |
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