MQT High Resolution (HiRes) WRF-ARW Model Cycle Information


WRF-ARW (version 2.1.2)
HiResWRF Output
RegWRF Domain (d01), HiResWRF Domain (d02)
  • 12-hourly runs out to 48 hours at 00Z and 12
  • Two-way nested with RegWRF
  • Initial conditions from LAPS analysis described below (in blue).
    • Specifications of the LAPS analysis are:
      • LAPS version 0-30-13
      • First guess provided by RUC.
      • Datasets used in analysis include METAR, Maritime, RAOB, MADIS Profiler (NOAA & External), MADIS Aircraft (including TAMDAR), MADIS Mesonet, GOES-12 Imager
      • 43 vertical levels
  • Boundary conditions from two-way nested local Regional (Reg) WRF
  • 5km grid spacing
  • 31 vertical levels
  • 50 mb model top
  • fully compressible non-hydrostatic dynamics
  • mass based terrain following vertical coordinate
  • no convective parameterization
  • Lin et al. microphysics
  • RRTM longwave radiation scheme
  • Dudhia shortwave radiation scheme
  • Noah land surface model
  • YSU PBL scheme

Disclaimer: The available output is experimental and should not be considered as an official operational dataset. These modeling systems and this site are not maintained on a 24 hours basis; therefore, timely delivery of products to this site is not guaranteed. Furthermore, the construct of the modeling system may change without notice.


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