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Title: Principal component analysis of observed and modeled diurnal rainfall in the maritime continent
Authors: Teo, Chee Kiat
Koh, Tieh Yong
Lo, Jeff Chun Fung
Bhatt, Bhuwan Chandra
Keywords: DRNTU::Science::Geology
Issue Date: 2011
Source: Teo, C. K., Koh, T. Y., Lo, J. C. F., & Bhatt, B. C. (2011). Principal Component Analysis of Observed and Modeled Diurnal Rainfall in the Maritime Continent . Journal of Climate, 24(17), 4662-4675.
Series/Report no.: Journal of climate
Abstract: Principal component analysis (PCA) is able to diagnose the diurnal rain cycle in the Maritime Continent into two modes that explain most of the diurnal variability in the region. The first mode results from the differential variation in potential instability forced by surface heat flux, insolation, and longwave radiative cooling on land and sea. The second mode is associated with intrinsic mesoscale dynamics of convective systems and its interactions with gravity waves, density currents, and local circulations in coastal regions or mountainous terrain. The spatial phase relation between the two modes determines whether a diurnal signal is propagating or stationary. Thus, validating model simulations of diurnal rainfall using PCA provides insights on the representation of dynamics and physics. In this paper, the main modes of diurnal rain variability in the Maritime Continent from satellite observations are studied and are compared with those from Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model simulations. Hovmoeller analyses of the reconstructed rainfall from the first two PCA modes clarify the impact of coastlines and mountains as sources of propagating signals. Wave cavities are identified in the Straits of Malacca, Malay Peninsula, and north Sumatra where stationary signals are produced. WRF reproduces the first two modes but each with a phase lead of about 1–2 h or longer, depending on the satellite rainfall product used for comparison. The basic diurnal forcing in the model seems to be too strong and the model responds too strongly to small islands and small-scale topography. The phase speed of propagating signals over open sea is correctly modeled but that over land is too slow.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94043
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8222
ISSN: 1520-0442
DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI4047.1
Rights: © 2011 American Meteorological Society. This paper was published in Journal of Climate and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of American Meteorological Society. The paper can be found at the following official URL: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2011JCLI4047.1]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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