Impact of Moist Physics Complexity on Tropical Cyclone Simulations from the Hurricane Weather Research and Forecast System

Evan Anthony Kalina1,2, Mrinal Biswas3, Kathryn Newman4, Evelyn D. Grell5,6, Ligia Bernardet5,7, James Frimel8,9 and Laurie Carson10, (1)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Developmental Testbed Center, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)NOAA/Global Systems Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States, (3)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Research Applications Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (5)Developmental Testbed Center (DTC), Boulder, United States, (6)University of Colorado/CIRES and NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory, Boulder, United States, (7)Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States, (8)Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Fort Collins, CO, United States, (9)NOAA Boulder, Global Systems Division, Boulder, CO, United States, (10)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Developmental Testbed Center, Boulder, CO, United States