Archive of NASA-Unified WRF model daily forecasting simulations for DOE TRACER IOP

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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), [e-mail]
Toshi Matsui (ESSIC UMD, Code612 NASA GSFC), [e-mail]

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