Please note that most setups use modified MYNN version available in https://github.com/newa-wind/Mesoscale and documented in .
Explanation for the various digits of the sensitivity experiments that refers to the code available in GitHub
| digit | option | convention |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IC/BC data | E: ERA5, I: ERA-Interim, M: MERRA2, C: CFSR2, F: FNL |
| 2 | Land IC | same as digit 1 (E, I, M, C, F), G: GLDAS |
| 3 | SST data | S: OSTIA, H: HRSST, O: OISST, or same as digit 1 (E, I, M, C, F) |
| 4 | WRF version | 6: WRFV3.6.1, 8: WRFV3.8.1 |
| 5 | Roughness option | 1: constant, 2: annual cycle, 3: aggregated |
| 6 | Separator underscore | |
| 7 | Land Surface Model | Code as in WRF: Thermal diffusion=1, NOAH=2, RUC=3, CLM4=4, PLX=7 |
| 8 | PBL scheme | Code as in WRF: YSU=1, MYJ=2, QNSE=4, MYNN2=5, MYNN3=6, ACM2=7 |
| 9 | Surface layer | Code as in WRF: Revised MM5=1, M-O=2, QMSE=4, MYNN=5, P-X=7 |
| 10 | Modified PBL and surface layer? | no=0, yes=1. The requited modifications are available in https://github.com/newa-wind/Mesoscale and documented in |
| 14-15 | Cloud Microphysics | Code as in WRF: WSM5=04, Thompson=08, Thompson+aerosol=28 |
| 16-17 | Convective scheme (D1,D2) | Code as in WRF: No=00, K-F=01, B-M=02, Grell-Devenyi=93 |
| 18-19 | SW/LW radiation | Code as in WRF: CAM=03, RRTMG=04, Fast RRTMG=24 |
| 20-21 | Separator (if need) + extra option | A, B, C, see table below |
For example: EES81_2521040004 is the production run with: ERA5 atmosphere and land (EE), OSTIA SST (S), WRF Version 3.8.1 (8), cosntant roughness (1), NOAH LSM (2), MYNN2 (5), M-O (2), modified PBL (1), WSM5 microphysics (04), no convection (00), and RRTMG radiation (04).
Extra options:
| Code | option |
|---|---|
| EES81_2551040004_A | lower wavelength in nudging |
| EES81_2551040004_B | larger relaxation zone near the domain borders |
| EES81_2551040004_C | two-way nesting |
| EES81_2551040004_D | radiation timestep 3s in all domains |
| EES81_2551040004_E | radiation timestep 12s in all domains |
| EES81_2551040004_F | icing options: iceblade_opt = 1; sum_qcqi_wsm = 0 |
| EES81_2551040004_G | icing options: iceblade_opt = 1; sum_qcqi_wsm = 1 |
| EES81_2551040004_H | grid nudging in all (D1, D2, D3) domains |
| EES81_2551040004_H | grid nudging in D1 domain |
| EES81_2551040004_J | spectral nudging in all (D1, D2, D3) domains |
| EES81_3551040004_A | standard VEGPARM.TBL |
| EES81_4550040004_A | standard MPTABLE.TBL |
| EES81_4550040004_B | opt_sfc=2 in the NOAH-MP scheme |
| EES82_2551040004_A | standard VEGPARM.TBL |