| Experiment | Cumulus Scheme | Microphysics scheme | PBL scheme | Radiation (short-wave) | Radiation (long wave) | Land surface model | Surface scheme |
| Control run | KF | WSM3 | YSU | Dudhia | RRTM | NOAH | MM5 |
| E1 | GF | Eta | YSU | Dudhia | RRTM | NOAH | MM5 |
| E2 | GF | Milbrandt | YSU | Dudhia | RRTM | NOAH | MM5 |
| E3 | GF | SBU_YLin | YSU | Dudhia | RRTM | NOAH | MM5 |
| E4 | Grell 3D | Eta | YSU | Dudhia | RRTM | NOAH | MM5 |
| E5 | Grell 3D | Milbrandt | YSU | Dudhia | RRTM | NOAH | MM5 |
| E6 | Grell 3D | SBU_YLin | YSU | Dudhia | RRTM | NOAH | MM5 |
| E7 | BMJ | Eta | YSU | Dudhia | RRTM | NOAH | MM5 |
| E8 | BMJ | Milbrandt | YSU | Dudhia | RRTM | NOAH | MM5 |
| E9 | BMJ | SBU_YLin | YSU | Dudhia | RRTM | NOAH | MM5 |