An Experiment Using the High Resolution Eta and WRF Models to Forecast Heavy Precipitation over India

Analysis of WRF Model Performance over Subtropical Region of Delhi, India

“…Numerous sensitivity studies for one or more physics options of WRF model have been undertaken in different parts of the world such as Spain [1], Japan and Korea [2], Alaska [3], South America [4], western United States [5], southern United States [6], West Africa [7], and others. In India, some sensitivity studies for WRF have been undertaken which mainly focus on extreme events like thunderstorm [8], tropical cyclone [9], and heavy precipitation [10][11][12]. The present work is a case study in which an attempt is made to apply several physics options of the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF v 3.1.1) to a subtropical region, namely, Delhi in India, for examining model sensitivity and evaluating the model's performance as suited to this region.…”

Dynamics of Heavy Rain Spells over India during 2005

“…Many observational and simulation studies are available in the literature [5][6][7][8][9][10][11] for understanding the record heavy rainfall events over Mumbai on 26 th & 27 th July 2005. Francis et al [12] examined the incidence of such events along the west coast of India and found that the belt between 14˚N and 20˚N is especially susceptible to such events, which occur as a result of several factors such as the largescale strengthening of the monsoon winds over the Arabian Sea, the movement of monsoon depressions from the Bay of Bengal to central India along approximately 20-22˚N, the formation of mid-tropospheric cyclones (MTCs) and the presence of active off shore troughs in the lower troposphere along central and northern parts of the coast with the possibility of an embedded mesoscale cyclonic circulation.…”