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Table 1 Experimental setup for each case. NX, NY, and NZ are the numbers of grid points of the model in the zonal, meridional, and vertical directions, respectively

From: Advantage of bulk lightning models for predicting lightning frequency over Japan

 

Calculation period (UTC)

Analysis period (UTC)

NX × NY

NZ

S1

2017/7/5 00:00–7/6 00:00

2017/7/5 06:00–7/6 00:00

300 × 300

60

S2

2018/7/6 21:00–7/8 00:00

2017/7/7 03:00–7/8 00:00

720 × 600

57

W1

2019/11/10 15:00–11/11 15:00

2019/11/11 6:00–11/11 15:00

600 × 600

60

W2

2016/2/9 00:00–2/10 00:00

2016/2/9 15:00–2/10 00:00

600 × 600

60

W3

2020/12/22 00:00–12/22 18:00

2020/12/22 09:00–12/22 18:00

900 × 660

60

W4

2019/12/11 00:00–12/11 21:00

2019/12/11 12:00–12/11 21:00

900 × 900

60

  1. LIDEN data was gridded to the nearest model grid