DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7191117
title: Archive of NASA-Unified WRF model daily forecasting simulations for DOE TRACER IOP

description: <pre># Copyright 2022 NASA GSFC All rights reserved. # Creative commons attribution 4.0 international license NASA-Unified WRF model daily simulations for DOE TRACER IOP Document updated: 22 June 2022 Point of contact: Takamichi Iguchi (ESSIC UMD, Code612 NASA GSFC), takamichi.iguchi@nasa.gov Toshi Matsui (ESSIC UMD, Code612 NASA GSFC), toshihisa.matsui-1@nasa.gov Contents: ./READMEtracer.txt # this file ./namelist.wps.tracer_iop_31.template # namelist.wps file to configure WRF Pre-Processing System (WPS) ./namelist.input.real.tracer_iop_31.template # namelist.input file for NU-WRF model real.exe ./namelist.input.wrf.tracer_iop_31.template # namelist.input file for NU-WRF model wrf.exe ./${YYYY}${MM}${DD} # these directories contain files produced from 48-hours NU-WRF forecasting from 00UTC on ${YYYY}${MM}${DD}: pyplot_${YYYY}-${MM}-${DD}_${HH}${MN}${SC}.png # Plot for Composite radar reflectivity (dBZ) # PBL height (m) + 10-m horizontal wind (850hPa-level wind in plots before 06/02/2022), # OLR TOA (W m-2), and 5-mins-accumulated IC+CG lighting flash extent density (flash km-2) # Note that this composite dBZ is calculated from NSSL 2-moment microphysics for S-band, # not from POLARRIS radar simulator pyplot.gif # Gif annimation file combining the png plot files for 1~48 hours in the forecasting accprecip_${YYYY}-${MM}-${DD}_${HH}${MN}${SC}.png # Plot for 1, 3, 6-hours, and total accumulated surface precipitation (mm) accprecip.gif # Gif annimation file combining the png plot files for 1~48 hours in the forecasting polarris_zh_zdr_rh_vr_${YYYY}_${MM}${DD}_${HH}${MN}${SC}.png # Plot from POLARRIS radar simulator in NU-WRF for QCed Reflectivity (dBZ), # differential reflectivity (dB), cross-polar correlation (-), and # radial velocity (m s-1) at 0.5 degree elevation angle polarris_zh_zdr_rh_vr.gif # Gif annimation file combining the png plot files roughly every hour # for 1~48 hours in the forecasting polarris_zh_4sweeps_${YYYY}_${MM}${DD}_${HH}${MN}${SC}.png # Plot from POLARRIS radar simulator in NU-WRF for QCed Reflectivity (dBZ) # at 0.5, 1.8, 4.0 and 8.0 degree elevation angles polarris_zh_4sweeps.gif # Gif annimation file combining the png plot files roughly every hour # for 1~48 hours in the forecasting # following files are produced 3 days late # day1 represent the first 0-24hr forecast, day2 represents the 24-48hr forecast. CFAD_con_day?.png # Convective part of Contoured Frequency of Altitude Diagrams CFAD_str_day?.png # Stratiform part of Contoured Frequency of Altitude Diagrams QVP_con_day?.png # Convective part of QVP-like domain-mean radar profiles QVP_str_day?.png # Stratiform part of QVP-like domain-mean radar profiles RadarFrac_day?.png # Composite Radar Horizontal Fraction (0-1) by different minimum reflectivity thresholds</pre>
description: This research was performed under the support of Department of Energy (DOE) Atmospheric Research Program (ASR) and funded in the project, "Polarimetric Radar and Lightning Analysis and High-Resolution Simulations to Support TRACER Science Goals" (DE-SC0021247). The computational resources for the NU-WRF forecasting simulations were provided and managed by NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS).