Simulating mesoscale convective systems using a global variable-resolution model at convection-permitting scales

Chun Zhao1, L. Ruby Leung2, Sang-Hun Park3, Samson M Hagos4, Zhe Feng2, William C Skamarock5 and Michael Duda6, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Division, Richland, WA, United States, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (3)Yonsei University, Dept. Atmospheric Sciences, Seoul, CO, South Korea, (4)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change Division, Richland, United States, (5)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (6)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States