WRF Model Version 2.2 (December 2006) http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/

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====================================== This is the main directory for the WRF Version 2 source code release. ======================================

V2.2 Release Notes:

• For directions on compiling WRF, see below or Users Web page.
• For more information on WRF V2.2 release, visit WRF Users home page http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/
• WRF V2.2 works with both WPS (new WRF Preprocessing System) and SI. Please see User’ Guide for WPS.
• WRF V2.2 executable works with wrfinput/wrfbdy produced by previous version, but pre-V2.2 WRF will NOT work with V2.2 wrfinput/wrfbdy files.
• WRF V2.2’s namelist has new additions. Edit with caution.

For questions, send mail to wrfhelp@ucar.edu

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V2.1 Release Notes:

• For directions on compiling WRF, see below or Users Web page.
• For more information on WRF V2.1 release, visit WRF Users home page http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/
• Use WRFSI 2.0.3 or 2.1 (http://wrfsi.noaa.gov) for real-data preparation.
• Must rerun real.exe to generate new wrfbdy_d01/wrfinput_d01 for wrf.exe.
• WRF V2.1’s namelist has some changes from 2.0.3.1. Edit with caution.
• Need to have gribmap.txt in your run directory.

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V2 update history:

• V2.0.1: May 21, 2004
• V2.0.2: June 3, 2004
• V2.0.3: Nov 12, 2004 V2.0.3.1: Dec 3, 2004
• V2.1: August 4, 2005
• V2.1.1: Nov 8, 2005
• V2.1.2: Jan 27, 2006
• V2.2: Dec 21, 2006

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How to compile and run?

• In WRFV2 directory, type ‘configure’ - this will create a configure.wrf file that has appropriate compile options for the supported computers.

  Note: WRF requires netCDF library. If your netCDF library is installed in

    some odd directory, set environment variable NETCDF before you type
    'configure'. For example, 
  
    setenv NETCDF /usr/local/lib32/r4i4

• Type ‘compile case_name’ where you can find the case_names by simply typing compile. The following are available:

    compile em_b_wave
    compile em_hill2d_x
    compile em_grav2d_x
    compile em_quarter_ss
    compile em_real
    compile em_squall2d_x
    compile em_squall2d_y

• If sucessfully, this will create either real.exe or ideal.exe and wrf.exe in directory main/, and the appropriate executables will be linked into the test directoires under test/case_name, or run/.

• cd to the appropriate test or run direcotry to run ideal/real/wrf.

• If it is one of the idealized cases (b_wave, hill2d_x, grav2d_x, quarter_ss, squall2d_x or squall2d_y), cd the the appropriate directory, type

  ideal.exe

  to produce wrfinput_d01 file for wrf model. Then type

  wrf.exe

  to run.

• If it is real-data case (real), place files from SI (wrf_real_input_em.*) in the appropriate directory, type

  real.exe

  to produce wrfbdy_d01 and wrfinput_d01. Then type

  wrf.exe

  to run.

• If you use mpich, type

  mpirun -np number-of-processors wrf.exe

• For information on how to make nested runs, visit http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/

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What is in WRF V2?

• Advanced Research WRF (ARW) solver: Eulerian mass, hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic

  • Arakawa C-grid staggering
  • Runge-Kutta 2nd and 3rd order timestep options
  • scalar-conserving flux form for prognostic variables
  • 2nd to 6th order advection options (horizontal and vertical)
  • time-split small step for acoustic modes
  • small step horizontally explicit, vertically implicit
  • divergence damping option and vertical time off-centering
  • external-mode filtering option for mass model
  • hydrostatic option via namelist option
  • positive-definite advection for moisture, scalar, tke and chemical tracers (since 2.2)

• Two-way nesting:

  • multiple domains and multiple nest levels
  • supports integer nest grid ratio
  • feedback option for both odd and even nest grid ratios (since 2.0.3)
  • smoothing options

• One-way nesting (since 2.0.2)

• Moving nest (since 2.1)

  • Specified move.
  • Automatic move using a mid-level vortex-following algorithm.

• Physics options:

  • microphysics (Kessler/ WRF Single Moment 3, 5 and 6 class / Lin et al./ Eta Ferrier / Thompson [a new version in 2.2])
  • cumulus parameterization (Kain-Fritsch with shallow convection / Betts-Miller-Janjic / Grell-Devenyi ensemble)
  • planetary boundary layer (Yosei University (S. Korea) / Mellor-Yamada-Janjic)
  • surface layer (similarity theory MM5 / Eta)
  • slab soil model (5-layer thermal diffusion / Noah land-surface model (4-level) / RUC LSM (6-level) )
  • Urban canopy model (works with Noah LSM) (since 2.2)
  • longwave radiation (RRTM, CAM)
  • shortwave radiation (simple MM5 scheme / Goddard / CAM)
  • sub-grid turbulence (constant K diffusion/ 2-D Smagorinsky/ predicted TKE / 2-D, 6th order diffusion)
  • land-use categories determine surface properties
  • three-dimensional analysis nudging (since 2.2)
  • observation nudging (since 2.2)

• Software

  • Hierarchical software architecture that insulates scientific code (Model Layer) from computer architecture (Driver Layer)
  • Multi-level parallelism supporting shared-memory (OpenMP), distributed-memory (MPI), and hybrid share/distributed modes of execution
  • Active data registry: defines and manages model state fields, I/O, nesting, configuration, and numerous other aspects of WRF through a single file, called the Registry
  • Two-way nesting: Easy to extend: forcing and feedback of new fields specified by

    editing a single table in the Registry

    Efficient: 5-8% overhead on 64 processes of IBM Moving nests.
  • Enhanced I/O options: NetCDF and Parallel HDF5 formats Five auxiliary history output streams separately controllable through the namelist Output file names and time-stamps specifiable through namelist Special output stream for 3DVAR
  • Efficient execution on a range of computing platforms: IBM SP systems, (e.g. NCAR “bluesky” Power4-based system) HP/Compaq Alpha/OSF workstation, SMP, and MPP systems (e.g. Pittsburgh

     Supercomputing Center TCS)

    SGI Origin and Altix Linux/Intel

     IA64 MPP (HP Superdome, SGI Altix, NCSA Teragrid systems)
     IA64 SMP
     Pentium 3/4 SMP and SMP clusters (NOAA/FSL iJet system)

    PGI and Intel compilers supported Alpha Linux (NOAA/FSL Jet system) Sun Solaris (single threaded and SMP) Cray X1, X1e (vector), X1D (Opteron) Mac G5, xlf compiler (no DM-parallel yet) HP-UX Other ports under development:

     NEC SX/6
     Fujitsu VPP 5000

  • RSL_LITE: optional new communication layer, scalable to very large domains, support nesting.
  • ESMF Time Management, including exact arithmetic for fractional time steps (no drift).
  • ESMF integration - WRF can be run as an ESMF component.
  • Improved documentation, both on-line (web based browsing tools) and in-line