HI-SCALE WRF-LES Configuration

Physics/subgrid-scale parameterizations

  • Same as Fast et al.(2019), JAMES
Process name option # reference
Radiation RRTMG ra_lw/sw_physics = 4 Iacono et al. (2008)
Microphysics Thompson mp_physics = 8 Thompson et al. (2004)
Surface layer Revised MM5 surface layer sf_sfclay_physics = 1 Jimenez et al. (2012)
Surface Noah land surface sf_surface_physics = 2 Chen and Dudhia (2001)
Turbulence closure TKE closure km_opt = 2 Deardorff (1980)

Static fields

WRF namelist

&domains
 eta_levels  =      1.0000000,  0.9970986,  0.9942114,  0.9913393,  0.9884801,
                    0.9856324,  0.9827953,  0.9799687,  0.9771529,  0.9743460,
                    0.9715455,  0.9687507,  0.9659609,  0.9631767,  0.9603978,
                    0.9576241,  0.9548553,  0.9520911,  0.9493315,  0.9465767,
                    0.9438266,  0.9410812,  0.9383405,  0.9356047,  0.9328740,
                    0.9301478,  0.9274262,  0.9247094,  0.9219971,  0.9192898,
                    0.9165871,  0.9138891,  0.9111964,  0.9085085,  0.9058259,
                    0.9031484,  0.9004756,  0.8978076,  0.8951443,  0.8924857,
                    0.8898312,  0.8871814,  0.8845359,  0.8818952,  0.8792589,
                    0.8766275,  0.8740008,  0.8713789,  0.8687617,  0.8661496,
                    0.8635425,  0.8609398,  0.8583418,  0.8557482,  0.8531592,
                    0.8505751,  0.8479957,  0.8454208,  0.8428501,  0.8402843,
                    0.8377233,  0.8351666,  0.8326143,  0.8300664,  0.8275231,
                    0.8249847,  0.8224512,  0.8199227,  0.8173996,  0.8148816,
                    0.8123682,  0.8098595,  0.8073550,  0.8048552,  0.8023605,
                    0.7998710,  0.7973868,  0.7949082,  0.7924349,  0.7899666,
                    0.7875031,  0.7850440,  0.7825891,  0.7801386,  0.7776927,
                    0.7752518,  0.7728155,  0.7703836,  0.7679563,  0.7655337,
                    0.7631158,  0.7607033,  0.7582954,  0.7558923,  0.7534939,
                    0.7510999,  0.7487115,  0.7463281,  0.7439491,  0.7415748,
                    0.7392055,  0.7368408,  0.7344812,  0.7321268,  0.7297767,
                    0.7274308,  0.7250891,  0.7227518,  0.7204184,  0.7180898,
                    0.7157658,  0.7134461,  0.7111308,  0.7088198,  0.7065133,
                    0.7042116,  0.7019143,  0.6996214,  0.6973333,  0.6950502,
                    0.6927717,  0.6904975,  0.6882277,  0.6859622,  0.6837016,
                    0.6814457,  0.6791943,  0.6769475,  0.6747053,  0.6724682,
                    0.6702361,  0.6680084,  0.6657855,  0.6635667,  0.6613522,
                    0.6591418,  0.6569359,  0.6547341,  0.6525366,  0.6503432,
                    0.6481541,  0.6459690,  0.6437879,  0.6416105,  0.6394368,
                    0.6372671,  0.6351017,  0.6329406,  0.6307831,  0.6286297,
                    0.6264805,  0.6243353,  0.6221947,  0.6200588,  0.6179271,
                    0.6157991,  0.6136760,  0.6115573,  0.6094428,  0.6073328,
                    0.6052268,  0.6031252,  0.6010273,  0.5989334,  0.5968437,
                    0.5947585,  0.5926767,  0.5905989,  0.5885246,  0.5864540,
                    0.5843874,  0.5823246,  0.5802659,  0.5782109,  0.5761595,
                    0.5741118,  0.5720681,  0.5700289,  0.5679942,  0.5659634,
                    0.5639367,  0.5619138,  0.5598950,  0.5578802,  0.5558693,
                    0.5538628,  0.5518607,  0.5498644,  0.5478743,  0.5458903,
                    0.5439110,  0.5419370,  0.5399677,  0.5380026,  0.5360413,
                    0.5340838,  0.5321300,  0.5301800,  0.5282339,  0.5262915,
                    0.5243524,  0.5224170,  0.5204853,  0.5185573,  0.5166327,
                    0.5147114,  0.5127938,  0.5108799,  0.5089700,  0.5070639,
                    0.5051623,  0.5032645,  0.5013703,  0.4994799,  0.4975935,
                    0.4957113,  0.4938334,  0.4919601,  0.4900912,  0.4882271,
                    0.4863675,  0.4845116,  0.4826596,  0.4808119,  0.4789676,
                    0.4771270,  0.4752899,  0.4734561,  0.4716258,  0.4697985,
                    0.4679748,  0.4661545,  0.4643373,  0.4625238,  0.4607140,
                    0.4589077,  0.4571045,  0.4553049,  0.4535093,  0.4517175,
                    0.4499294,  0.4481446,  0.4463636,  0.4445861,  0.4428119,
                    0.4410411,  0.4392743,  0.4375113,  0.4357522,  0.4339967,
                    0.4322451,  0.4304971,  0.4283859,  0.4259136,  0.4230841,
                    0.4199006,  0.4163663,  0.4124857,  0.4082636,  0.4037066,
                    0.3988217,  0.3936128,  0.3880856,  0.3822486,  0.3761080,
                    0.3696705,  0.3629484,  0.3559531,  0.3486905,  0.3411670,
                    0.3333876,  0.3256840,  0.3176569,  0.3093206,  0.3006856,
                    0.2917620,  0.2825644,  0.2731103,  0.2634155,  0.2534905,
                    0.2433453,  0.2329942,  0.2224510,  0.2117369,  0.2008849,
                    0.1899101,  0.1788413,  0.1676888,  0.1564624,  0.1451689,
                    0.1338174,  0.1227132,  0.1118555,  0.1012410,  0.0908624,
                    0.0807246,  0.0708399,  0.0612012,  0.0517972,  0.0426150,
                    0.0336499,  0.0248999,  0.0163723,  0.0080695,  0.0000000,
 time_step                           = 1,
 time_step_fract_num                 = 0,
 time_step_fract_den                 = 2,
 max_dom                             = 2,
 s_we                                = 1,     1,    
 e_we                                = 991,  1201,   
 s_sn                                = 1,     1,    
 e_sn                                = 991,  1201,   
 s_vert                              = 1,     1,     
 e_vert                              = 305,   305, 
 p_top_requested                     = 10000
 num_metgrid_levels                  = 26,
 num_metgrid_soil_levels             = 4,
 dx                                  = 300,
 dy                                  = 300,
 grid_id                             = 1,     2,
 parent_id                           = 0,     1,
 i_parent_start                      = 1,     295
 j_parent_start                      = 1,     295
 parent_grid_ratio                   = 1,     3,
 parent_time_step_ratio              = 1,     2, 
 feedback                            = 0
 smooth_option                       = 0 
 max_ts_level                        = 304,
 max_ts_locs                         = 26,
 tslist_unstagger_winds              = .true., 
 ts_buf_size                         = 1800,
 numtiles                            = 1,
 nproc_x                             = 48,
 nproc_y                             = 80,

&physics
 mp_physics                          = 8,    8,
 cu_physics                          = 0,    0,
 progn                               = 1     1,
 naer                                = 1.e9, 1.e9,
 ra_lw_physics                       = 4,    4,
 ra_sw_physics                       = 4,    4,
 bl_pbl_physics                      = 0,    0,
 sf_sfclay_physics                   = 1,    1,
 sf_surface_physics                  = 2,    2,
 radt                                = 1,    1,
 cam_abs_freq_s                      = 21600,
 levsiz                              = 59,
 paerlev                             = 29,
 cam_abs_dim1                        = 4,
 cam_abs_dim2                        = 51,
 bldt                                = 0,    0,
 cudt                                = 0,    0,
 shcu_physics                        = 0,    0,
 sf_urban_physics                    = 0,    0,
 icloud                              = 1,
 num_soil_layers                     = 4,
 num_land_cat                        = 21,
 fractional_seaice                   = 1,
 surface_input_source                = 1,
 isfflx                              = 1,
 ifsnow                              = 0,

  &dynamics
 rk_ord                              = 3,
 diff_opt                            = 2,    2,
 km_opt                              = 2,    2,
 damp_opt                            = 3,
 w_damping                           = 0,
 zdamp                               = 4000.,  4000.,
 dampcoef                            = 0.2,    0.2,
 khdif                               = 1.,     1.,
 kvdif                               = 1.,     1.,
 c_s                                 = 0.18,   0.18, 
 c_k                                 = 0.10,   0.10, 
 smdiv                               = 0.1,    0.1,
 emdiv                               = 0.01,   0.01,
 epssm                               = 0.1,    0.1, 
 pert_coriolis                       = .false., .false.,
 tke_heat_flux                       = 0.02,   0.02, 
 tke_drag_coefficient                = 0.0013, 0.0013,
 mix_full_fields                     = .true., .true.,
 non_hydrostatic                     = .true., .true.,
 time_step_sound                     = 6,     6,
 h_mom_adv_order                     = 5,     5,
 v_mom_adv_order                     = 3,     3,
 h_sca_adv_order                     = 5,     5,
 v_sca_adv_order                     = 3,     3,
 moist_adv_opt                       = 2,     2,
 scalar_adv_opt                      = 2,     2,
 chem_adv_opt                        = 2,     2,
 tke_adv_opt                         = 2,     2,
 mix_isotropic                       = 0,     0,
 use_theta_m                         = 1,
 tracer_opt                          = 2,     2,
 gwd_opt                             = 0,     0,
 diff_6th_opt                        = 0,     0,
 base_temp                           = 290. 
 m_opt                               = 1,     1,
 hybrid_opt                          = 2, 
 /

 &bdy_control
 spec_bdy_width                      = 5,
 spec_zone                           = 1,
 relax_zone                          = 4,
 specified                           = .true., .false.,
 nested                              = .false., .true.,
 /