IntroductiontotheWRFModelingSystem.pptVIP

Introduction to the WRF Modeling System Wei Wang NCAR/MMM Modeling System Components WRF Standard Initialization (WRF SI) For real-data runs Inputs Terrain/land-use/soil texture/albedo Grid location/levels Gridded fields (in GRIB format) Output Surface and meteorological fields on WRF grid at various times e.g. real_input_em.d01.(date_string) Modeling System Components Programs real.F and ideal.F Used for model initialization Provide hydrostatically balanced fields for WRF model Convert met. fields to WRF model variables Provide fields in WRF I/O format Modeling System Components Program