Abstract:<p>Urbanization affects the initiation and intensification of convective activities by changing local meteorological variables, which alters the atmosphere's convective processes. Therefore, proper urban surface information is required to model the energy partitioning pattern and its contrast with neighboring grid cells. In this study, the mesoscale weather research and forecasting (WRF) model is configured with satellite-derived urban fraction for optimal rainfall simulation and to evaluate its … Show more
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