Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-TRO),
Department of Troposphere Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK-TRO),
Department of Troposphere Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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The mesoscale convective system (MCS) that affected Germany at Pentecost 2014 was one of the most severe for decades. However, the predictability of this system was very low. By moving the model domain by just one grid point changed whether the MCS was successfully simulated or not. The decisive factor seems to be small differences in the initial track of the convection: cooler air near the coast inhibited development there, but tracks slightly more inland found more favorable conditions.
The mesoscale convective system (MCS) that affected Germany at Pentecost 2014 was one of the...