Comparison of Thunderstorm Simulations from WRF-NMM and WRF-ARW Models over East Indian Region

Table 3

Comparison of NMM- and ARW-model-simulated stability indices with FNL analysis for three thunderstorm events during SAARC STORM field experiment 2009.

Stability indices	Critical level	Thunder storm cases	0000 UTC			1200 UTC
			FNL	NMM	ARW	FNL	NMM	ARW
CAPE	>1500	3 May	2035	2947	3338	3412	3361	3583
		11 May	2959	3685	3455	2248	3932	3963
		15 May	2395	3033	3100	656	2993	3554
		MEAN	2463	3221.7	3297.7	2105.3	3428.7	3700
LI	<−3	3 May	−5	−7	−8	−7	−7	−8
		11 May	−9	−10	−9	−6	−10	−11
		15 May	−8	−9	−8	−2	−6	−8
		MEAN	−7.3	−8.7	−8.3	−5	−7.7	−9
TT	>44	3 May	48	50	49	47	49	50
		11 May	52	51	51	52	56	58
		15 May	51	50	50	46	43	47
		MEAN	50.3	50.3	50	48.3	49.3	51.9
KI	>33	3 May	20	29	30	42	29	26
		11 May	28	28	27	44	39	36
		15 May	35	33	34	37	29	28
		MEAN	27.7	30	30.3	41	32.3	30