WRF to GrADS Converter.ppt

WRF to GrADS Converter Cindy Bruyère GENERAL This converter has been adapted from the one developed by Song-Yuo Hong from Dept. Atmospheric Sci., Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Talk will concentrate on WRF mass model, but work the same for the height coordinate model. PURPOSE Convert WRF output netCDF files to GrADS ieee files format files (.dat files) Create corresponding grads_control_files (.ctl files) SOFTWARE The wrf_grads.tar file Available from WRF web site This script makes use of the ncl libraries - setup ncl Issue: this requirement will be removed in future releases GrADS software You can download and install GrADS from http::/grads//grads HARDWARE The code has been ported to: DEC Alpha Linux SGI But, should run on any machine that can run the NCL software Converter Files README.wrf_grads make_ncl_fortran make_ncl_fortran.alpha make_ncl_fortran.rhlinux namelist.input wrf_grads.sh wrf_user.ncl wrf_user_fortran_util_0.f Make Link to NCL README.wrf_grads make_ncl_fortran make_ncl_fortran.alpha make_ncl_fortran.rhlinux namelist.input wrf_grads.sh wrf_user.ncl wrf_user_fortran_util_0.f Make Link to NCL make_ncl_fortran \ wrf_user_fortran_util_0 If successful: so_locations wrf_user_fortran_util_0.o wrf_user_fortran_util_0.so wrf_user_fortran_util_0_W.c ISSUES Biggest problem in this step is the wrapit77 function wrapit77 is part of NCAR Graphics, and the path to this function needs to be specified (.cshrc file) correctly Edit NAMELIST README.wrf_grads make_ncl_fortran make_ncl_fortran.alpha make_ncl_fortran.rhlinux namelist.input wrf_grads.sh wrf_user.ncl wrf_user_fortran_util_0.f Edit NAMELIST interp_pressure=0 plevels=1000., 925.,850.,700.,600.,500.,400.,300.,200.,150. Model 3D Fields if_plot_3dn=0 QCLOUD = - ; if_plot_3dn=0 QRAIN = - ; if_plot_3dn=0 TKE = TURBULENCE KINETIC ENERGY ; ………….. Post-Processed 3D fields if_plot_3dd=1 ua = X WIND COMPONENT ; if_plot_3dd=1 va = Y WIND COMPONENT ; if