NCAR Summer School, 13 August 2008
Regional Climate Models
Perturbed physics ensemble
1800 s
3600 s
5400 s
50 mb
100 mb
150 mb
t
D
p
t
= time scale for convective adjustment (~ lifetime
of a thunderstorm)
D
p = lifting depth for release of convective
instability (~ thunderstorms form more easily for
large
D
p)