MQT North American (NoAm) WRF-ARW Model Cycle Information

WRF-ARW (version 2.1.2)
HiResWRF Output
NoAmWRF Domain
  • 6-hourly runs out to 72 hours at 00Z, 06Z, 12Z, and 18Z
  • Initial conditions from GFS (1/2 degree files)
  • boundary conditions from local Hemispheric (Hemi) WRF
  • 40km grid spacing
  • 40 vertical levels
  • 50 mb model top
  • fully compressible non-hydrostatic dynamics
  • mass based terrain following vertical coordinate
  • 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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