[gradsusr] any grads users know why ARWpost interp_method=1 does not work for WRF v3.3.1

SMITH, JONATHAN WYNN. (GSFC-6140) jonathan.smith at nasa.gov
Tue Jun 19 16:50:17 EDT 2012


Claudiomet,

You suggestion worked!! Thanks!

Jonathan Wynn Smith, Ph. D.
jonathan.smith at nasa.gov
NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 614-Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch 
Greenbelt, MD 20771
301-614-5956

-----Original Message-----
From: claudiomet [mailto:claudiomet at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 2:52 PM
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Cc: SMITH, JONATHAN WYNN. (GSFC-6140)
Subject: Re: [gradsusr] any grads users know why ARWpost interp_method=1 does not work for WRF v3.3.1

Hi Jonathan

Can you attach your namelist.arwpost, namelist.wps and namelist.input ?
Cheers !

2012/6/19 SMITH, JONATHAN WYNN. (GSFC-6140) <jonathan.smith at nasa.gov>:
> Hello:
>
>
>
> I have submitted this issue to wrfhelp at ucar.edu.   But I thought I 
> would try here to see if any grads users have run into the problem 
> below using ARWpost.
>
>
>
> For both ARWpost v2.2 and 3.1,  the interp_method = 1 is not produce 
> .ctl and .dat files on the specified pressure levels for WRF/Chem v3.3.1 output.
> However interp_method = 1 prints the .ctl and .dat  on the specified 
> pressure levels with WRF/Chem v3.2.1 data. I have no choice but to use 
> WRF/Chem v 3.3.1 for my research because the pre-processing emissions 
> software for WRF/Chem includes a mercator projection that only works 
> with
> v3.3.1 and not wit v3.2.
>
>
> For example even with interp_method = 1 with WRF/Chem v3.3.1 output:
>
> I get this message first
>
> START PROCESSING DATA
>
>    WARNING --- I do not recognize this data.
>                OUTPUT FROM *             PROGRAM:WRF/CHEM V3.3.1 MODEL
>                Will make an attempt to read it.
>
> Then it just prints out the model levels
>
>    16.19018
>    16.38956
>    16.58874
>    16.78770
> zdef   24 linear 1 1
> tdef   13 linear 00Z20MAY2006      60MN VARS    5
> no2           24  0  NO2 concentration (ppmv) no            24  0  NO 
> concentration (ppmv)
> o3            24  0  O3 concentration (ppmv)
> hno3          24  0  HNO3 concentration (ppmv) co            24  0  CO 
> concentration (ppmv)
>
> However with the v3.2 or v3.2.1, I do not get the messages and the 
> data is printed on the specified pressure levels:
>
>  225.00000
>  200.00000
>  175.00000
>  150.00000
>  125.00000
>  100.00000
> tdef   13 linear 01Z30MAY2006      60MN VARS    8
> no2           36  0  NO2 concentration (ppmv) no            36  0  NO 
> concentration (ppmv)
> o3            36  0  O3 concentration (ppmv)
> hno3          36  0  HNO3 concentration (ppmv) co            36  0  CO 
> concentration (ppmv) tc            36  0  Temperature (C) dbz           
> 36  0  Reflectivity (-) max_dbz        1  0  Max Reflectivity (-)
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Jonathan Wynn Smith, Ph. D.
>
> jonathan.smith at nasa.gov
>
> NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
>
> Code 614-Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch
>
> Greenbelt, MD 20771
>
> 301-614-5956
>
>
>
>
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