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Dependence of Hurricane Track Forecasts on the Spectral Representation of Cumulus Convection

This study investigates the sensitivity of hurricane track and intensity forecasts to various cumulus parameterization schemes with scale-awareness, including the Simplified Arakawa-Schubert (SAS), Relaxed Arakawa-Schubert (RAS), and Chikira-Sugiyama Arakawa-Wu (CSAW), within the...