Abstract:

This dataset contains the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model output for two days (2010-04-13 to 2010-04-14) using Grenier and Bretherton (GB) Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) scheme used to force the Coupled Ocean Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment-Transport (COAWST) hydrodynamic model for oil spill modeling. The dataset represents a series of numerical experiments on the sensitivity tests of planetary boundary layer schemes within the WRF model. It carried on numerical experiments using uncoupled WRF only model with GB PBL scheme. The SST forcing are National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR): ds093.0 data set., which provides 0.3 deg in horizontal resolution and 6-hourly temporal resolution. Since this is a series of sensitivity test numerical experiments on PBL, the importance of these experiments focused on the related variables of air-sea interaction, LH (Latent Heat Flux at the Surface [w m-2]), QFX (Upward Moisture Flux at the Surface [kg m-2 s-1]), and UST (U* in Similarity Theory, [m s-1]). Other related datasets are available under GRIIDC Unique dataset Identifiers (UDIs): R6.x832.000:0006 (doi: 10.7266/0KAMF3G5) and R6.x832.000:0007 (doi: 10.7266/PFDAXFVJ).

Suggested Citation:

Zheng, Yangxing, Mark Bourassa, Stephen Van Gorder, and Daneisha Blair. 2021. Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model output for two days using Grenier-Bretherton (GB) Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) scheme. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/HTVGNZQP

Purpose:

The purpose of the modeling is to do a sensitivity experiment in Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) modeling using Grenier and Bretherton (GB) Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) scheme, which will be used for Coupled Ocean Atmosphere-Wave-Sediment-Transport (COAWST) oil modeling.

Data Parameters and Units:

XLAT, LATITUDE, SOUTH IS NEGATIVE, (degree_north) XLONG, LONGITUDE, WEST IS NEGATIVE, (degree_east) LU_INDEX, LAND USE CATEGORY, () ZNU, eta values on half (mass) levels, () ZNW, eta values on full (w) levels, () ZS, DEPTHS OF CENTERS OF SOIL LAYERS, (m) DZS, THICKNESSES OF SOIL LAYERS, (m) VAR_SSO, variance of subgrid-scale orography, (m2) U, x-wind component, (m s-1) V, y-wind component, (m s-1) W, z-wind component, (m s-1) PH, perturbation geopotential, (m2 s-2) PHB, base-state geopotential, (m2 s-2) T, perturbation potential temperature theta-t0, (K) THM, either 1) pert moist pot temp=(1+Rv/Rd Qv)*(theta)-T0, or 2) pert dry pot temp=t, (K) HFX_FORCE, SCM ideal surface sensible heat flux, (W m-2) LH_FORCE, SCM ideal surface latent heat flux, (W m-2) TSK_FORCE, SCM ideal surface skin temperature, (W m-2) HFX_FORCE_TEND, SCM ideal surface sensible heat flux tendency, (W m-2 s-1) LH_FORCE_TEND, SCM ideal surface latent heat flux tendency, (W m-2 s-1) TSK_FORCE_TEND, SCM ideal surface skin temperature tendency, (W m-2 s-1) MU, perturbation dry air mass in column, (Pa) MUB, base state dry air mass in column, (Pa) NEST_POS, -, P, perturbation pressure, (Pa) PB, BASE STATE PRESSURE, (Pa) FNM, upper weight for vertical stretching, () FNP, lower weight for vertical stretching, () RDNW, inverse d(eta) values between full (w) levels, () RDN, inverse d(eta) values between half (mass) levels, () DNW, d(eta) values between full (w) levels, () DN, d(eta) values between half (mass) levels, () CFN, extrapolation constant, () CFN1, extrapolation constant, () THIS_IS_AN_IDEAL_RUN, T/F flag: this is an ARW ideal simulation, P_HYD, hydrostatic pressure, (Pa) Q2, QV at 2 M, (kg kg-1) T2, TEMP at 2 M, (K) TH2, POT TEMP at 2 M, (K) PSFC, SFC PRESSURE, (Pa) U10, U at 10 M, (m s-1) V10, V at 10 M, (m s-1) RDX, INVERSE X GRID LENGTH, () RDY, INVERSE Y GRID LENGTH, () RESM, TIME WEIGHT CONSTANT FOR SMALL STEPS, () ZETATOP, ZETA AT MODEL TOP, () CF1, 2nd order extrapolation constant, () CF2, 2nd order extrapolation constant, () CF3, 2nd order extrapolation constant, () ITIMESTEP, , () XTIME, minutes since 2010-04-13 00:00:00, (minutes since 2010-04-13 00:00:00) QVAPOR, Water vapor mixing ratio, (kg kg-1) QCLOUD, Cloud water mixing ratio, (kg kg-1) QRAIN, Rain water mixing ratio, (kg kg-1) QICE, Ice mixing ratio, (kg kg-1) QSNOW, Snow mixing ratio, (kg kg-1) QGRAUP, Graupel mixing ratio, (kg kg-1) QNICE, Ice Number concentration, ( kg-1) QNRAIN, Rain Number concentration, ( kg(-1)) SHDMAX, ANNUAL MAX VEG FRACTION, () SHDMIN, ANNUAL MIN VEG FRACTION, () SNOALB, ANNUAL MAX SNOW ALBEDO IN FRACTION, () TSLB, SOIL TEMPERATURE, (K) SMOIS, SOIL MOISTURE, (m3 m-3) SH2O, SOIL LIQUID WATER, (m3 m-3) SMCREL, RELATIVE SOIL MOISTURE, () SEAICE, SEA ICE FLAG, () XICEM, SEA ICE FLAG (PREVIOUS STEP), () SFROFF, SURFACE RUNOFF, (mm) UDROFF, UNDERGROUND RUNOFF, (mm) IVGTYP, DOMINANT VEGETATION CATEGORY, () ISLTYP, DOMINANT SOIL CATEGORY, () VEGFRA, VEGETATION FRACTION, () GRDFLX, GROUND HEAT FLUX, (W m-2) ACGRDFLX, ACCUMULATED GROUND HEAT FLUX, (J m-2) ACSNOM, ACCUMULATED MELTED SNOW, (kg m-2) SNOW, SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT, (kg m-2) SNOWH, PHYSICAL SNOW DEPTH, (m) CANWAT, CANOPY WATER, (kg m-2) HWAVE, SEA SURFACE WAVE HEIGHTS, (m) LWAVEP, SEA SURFACE PEAK WAVE LENGTH, (m) PWAVE, SEA SURFACE PEAK WAVE PERIOD, (s) SSTSK, SKIN SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE, (K) COSZEN, COS of SOLAR ZENITH ANGLE, (dimensionless) LAI, LEAF AREA INDEX, (m-2/m-2) EXCH_TKE, Exchange coefficient TKE enhanced, (m2 s-1) DTAUX3D, LOCAL U GWDO STRESS, (m s-1) DTAUY3D, LOCAL V GWDO STRESS, (m s-1) DUSFCG, COLUMN-INTEGRATED U GWDO STRESS, (Pa m s-1) DVSFCG, COLUMN-INTEGRATED V GWDO STRESS, (Pa m s-1) VAR, OROGRAPHIC VARIANCE, () CON, OROGRAPHIC CONVEXITY, () OA1, OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION, () OA2, OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION, () OA3, OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION, () OA4, OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION, () OL1, OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION, () OL2, OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION, () OL3, OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION, () OL4, OROGRAPHIC DIRECTION ASYMMETRY FUNCTION, () TKE_PBL, TKE from PBL, (m2 s-2) EL_PBL, Length scale from PBL, (m) MAPFAC_M, Map scale factor on mass grid, () MAPFAC_U, Map scale factor on u-grid, () MAPFAC_V, Map scale factor on v-grid, () MAPFAC_MX, Map scale factor on mass grid, x direction, () MAPFAC_MY, Map scale factor on mass grid, y direction, () MAPFAC_UX, Map scale factor on u-grid, x direction, () MAPFAC_UY, Map scale factor on u-grid, y direction, () MAPFAC_VX, Map scale factor on v-grid, x direction, () MF_VX_INV, Inverse map scale factor on v-grid, x direction, () MAPFAC_VY, Map scale factor on v-grid, y direction, () F, Coriolis sine latitude term, (s-1) E, Coriolis cosine latitude term, (s-1) SINALPHA, Local sine of map rotation, () COSALPHA, Local cosine of map rotation, () HGT, Terrain Height, (m) TSK, SURFACE SKIN TEMPERATURE, (K) P_TOP, PRESSURE TOP OF THE MODEL, (Pa) T00, BASE STATE TEMPERATURE, (K) P00, BASE STATE PRESSURE, (Pa) TLP, BASE STATE LAPSE RATE, () TISO, TEMP AT WHICH THE BASE T TURNS CONST, (K) TLP_STRAT, BASE STATE LAPSE RATE (DT/D(LN(P)) IN STRATOSPHERE, (K) P_STRAT, BASE STATE PRESSURE AT BOTTOM OF STRATOSPHERE, (Pa) MAX_MSTFX, Max map factor in domain, () MAX_MSTFY, Max map factor in domain, () RAINC, ACCUMULATED TOTAL CUMULUS PRECIPITATION, (mm) RAINSH, ACCUMULATED SHALLOW CUMULUS PRECIPITATION, (mm) RAINNC, ACCUMULATED TOTAL GRID SCALE PRECIPITATION, (mm) SNOWNC, ACCUMULATED TOTAL GRID SCALE SNOW AND ICE, (mm) GRAUPELNC, ACCUMULATED TOTAL GRID SCALE GRAUPEL, (mm) HAILNC, ACCUMULATED TOTAL GRID SCALE HAIL, (mm) CLDFRA, CLOUD FRACTION, () SWDOWN, DOWNWARD SHORT WAVE FLUX AT GROUND SURFACE, (W m-2) GSW, NET SHORT WAVE FLUX AT GROUND SURFACE, (W m-2) GLW, DOWNWARD LONG WAVE FLUX AT GROUND SURFACE, (W m-2) SWNORM, NORMAL SHORT WAVE FLUX AT GROUND SURFACE (SLOPE-DEPENDENT), (W m-2) ACSWUPT, ACCUMULATED UPWELLING SHORTWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (J m-2) ACSWUPTC, ACCUMULATED UPWELLING CLEAR SKY SHORTWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (J m-2) ACSWDNT, ACCUMULATED DOWNWELLING SHORTWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (J m-2) ACSWDNTC, ACCUMULATED DOWNWELLING CLEAR SKY SHORTWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (J m-2) ACSWUPB, ACCUMULATED UPWELLING SHORTWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (J m-2) ACSWUPBC, ACCUMULATED UPWELLING CLEAR SKY SHORTWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (J m-2) ACSWDNB, ACCUMULATED DOWNWELLING SHORTWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (J m-2) ACSWDNBC, ACCUMULATED DOWNWELLING CLEAR SKY SHORTWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (J m-2) ACLWUPT, ACCUMULATED UPWELLING LONGWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (J m-2) ACLWUPTC, ACCUMULATED UPWELLING CLEAR SKY LONGWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (J m-2) ACLWDNT, ACCUMULATED DOWNWELLING LONGWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (J m-2) ACLWDNTC, ACCUMULATED DOWNWELLING CLEAR SKY LONGWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (J m-2) ACLWUPB, ACCUMULATED UPWELLING LONGWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (J m-2) ACLWUPBC, ACCUMULATED UPWELLING CLEAR SKY LONGWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (J m-2) ACLWDNB, ACCUMULATED DOWNWELLING LONGWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (J m-2) ACLWDNBC, ACCUMULATED DOWNWELLING CLEAR SKY LONGWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (J m-2) SWUPT, INSTANTANEOUS UPWELLING SHORTWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (W m-2) SWUPTC, INSTANTANEOUS UPWELLING CLEAR SKY SHORTWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (W m-2) SWDNT, INSTANTANEOUS DOWNWELLING SHORTWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (W m-2) SWDNTC, INSTANTANEOUS DOWNWELLING CLEAR SKY SHORTWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (W m-2) SWUPB, INSTANTANEOUS UPWELLING SHORTWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (W m-2) SWUPBC, INSTANTANEOUS UPWELLING CLEAR SKY SHORTWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (W m-2) SWDNB, INSTANTANEOUS DOWNWELLING SHORTWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (W m-2) SWDNBC, INSTANTANEOUS DOWNWELLING CLEAR SKY SHORTWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (W m-2) LWUPT, INSTANTANEOUS UPWELLING LONGWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (W m-2) LWUPTC, INSTANTANEOUS UPWELLING CLEAR SKY LONGWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (W m-2) LWDNT, INSTANTANEOUS DOWNWELLING LONGWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (W m-2) LWDNTC, INSTANTANEOUS DOWNWELLING CLEAR SKY LONGWAVE FLUX AT TOP, (W m-2) LWUPB, INSTANTANEOUS UPWELLING LONGWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (W m-2) LWUPBC, INSTANTANEOUS UPWELLING CLEAR SKY LONGWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (W m-2) LWDNB, INSTANTANEOUS DOWNWELLING LONGWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (W m-2) LWDNBC, INSTANTANEOUS DOWNWELLING CLEAR SKY LONGWAVE FLUX AT BOTTOM, (W m-2) OLR, TOA OUTGOING LONG WAVE, (W m-2) XLAT_U, LATITUDE, SOUTH IS NEGATIVE, (degree_north) XLONG_U, LONGITUDE, WEST IS NEGATIVE, (degree_east) XLAT_V, LATITUDE, SOUTH IS NEGATIVE, (degree_north) XLONG_V, LONGITUDE, WEST IS NEGATIVE, (degree_east) ALBEDO, ALBEDO, CLAT, COMPUTATIONAL GRID LATITUDE, SOUTH IS NEGATIVE, (degree_north) ALBBCK, BACKGROUND ALBEDO, () EMISS, SURFACE EMISSIVITY, () NOAHRES, RESIDUAL OF THE NOAH SURFACE ENERGY BUDGET, (W m{-2}) TMN, SOIL TEMPERATURE AT LOWER BOUNDARY, (K) XLAND, LAND MASK (1 FOR LAND, 2 FOR WATER), () UST, U* IN SIMILARITY THEORY, (m s-1) PBLH, PBL HEIGHT, (m) HFX, UPWARD HEAT FLUX AT THE SURFACE, (W m-2) QFX, UPWARD MOISTURE FLUX AT THE SURFACE, (kg m-2 s-1) LH, LATENT HEAT FLUX AT THE SURFACE, (W m-2) ACHFX, ACCUMULATED UPWARD HEAT FLUX AT THE SURFACE, (J m-2) ACLHF, ACCUMULATED UPWARD LATENT HEAT FLUX AT THE SURFACE, (J m-2) SNOWC, FLAG INDICATING SNOW COVERAGE (1 FOR SNOW COVER), () SR, fraction of frozen precipitation, SAVE_TOPO_FROM_REAL, 1=original topo from real/0=topo modified by WRF, ISEEDARR_SPPT, Array to hold seed for restart, SPPT, () ISEEDARR_SKEBS, Array to hold seed for restart, SKEBS, () ISEEDARR_RAND_PERTURB, Array to hold seed for restart, RAND_PERT, () ISEEDARRAY_SPP_CONV, Array to hold seed for restart, RAND_PERT2, () ISEEDARRAY_SPP_PBL, Array to hold seed for restart, RAND_PERT3, () ISEEDARRAY_SPP_LSM, Array to hold seed for restart, RAND_PERT4, () C1H, half levels, c1h = d bf / d eta, using znw, (Dimensionless) C2H, half levels, c2h = (1-c1h)*(p0-pt), (Pa) C1F, full levels, c1f = d bf / d eta, using znu, (Dimensionless) C2F, full levels, c2f = (1-c1f)*(p0-pt), (Pa) C3H, half levels, c3h = bh, (Dimensionless) C4H, half levels, c4h = (eta-bh)*(p0-pt)+pt, using znu, (Pa) C3F, full levels, c3f = bf, (Dimensionless) C4F, full levels, c4f = (eta-bf)*(p0-pt)+pt, using znw, (Pa) PCB, base state dry air mass in column, (Pa) PC, perturbation dry air mass in column, (Pa) LANDMASK, LAND MASK (1 FOR LAND, 0 FOR WATER), () LAKEMASK, LAKE MASK (1 FOR LAKE, 0 FOR NON-LAKE), () SST, SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE, (K) SST_INPUT, SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE FROM WRFLOWINPUT FILE, (K)

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