Figure 4: WRF atmospheric model simulation results.
From: Stratified coastal ocean interactions with tropical cyclones
(a) WRF model SLP (with surface flux option 2) at landfall (red star) for the warm SST boundary condition with NHC best track drawn as in Fig. 1a. (b) Same as a but for the cold SST. (c) Minimum SLP for NHC best track (black), and WRF’s three air–sea flux parameterization options isftcflx=0 (thin line); 1 (dotted line); and 2 (thick line) for the warm (red) and cold (blue) SST. Vertical grey and black dashed lines indicate eye enters MAB, makes landfall and leaves MAB. (d) Model SLP sensitivity to SST (black, warm minus cold SST for isftcflx=2), and to flux parameterizations (isftcflx=1 minus isftcflx=0) for warm (red) and cold (blue) SST. (e) Box and whisker plots of SLP deviations from NHC best track when eye is over MAB for warm (red) and cold (blue) SST.
