Research Article
Meteorological and Back Trajectory Modeling for the Rocky Mountain Atmospheric Nitrogen and Sulfur Study II
Table 2
Final observational nudging parameters for WRF. Most values are the default values.
| | Parameter | Value |
| | Domains | 4-km only | | Variables | Winds, temperature, moisture | | Variables nudged in planetary boundary layer | Winds, temperature, moisture | | Nudging coefficient for winds | 1/sec (default is ) | | Nudging coefficient for temperature and moisture | 1/sec | | Horizontal radius of influence | 60 km (default is 200) | | Vertical radius of influence | 0.1 eta coordinates | |
Observational data | 10-meter tower at core site, radar wind profiler in Estes Park during Apr–Dec 2009, MADIS (NPN, RAOB, METAR only) | |
Error max/buddy check | True/True
Temperature: 10/8 K
Horizontal Wind: 13/8 m/sec
RH: 50/40 percent
Sea Level Pressure: 600/800 Pa | | Vertical consistency/convective adjustment | False/False | | Smoothing | None | |
Objective analysis scheme | Cressman (Ellipse and Banana variations applied by WRF as warranted). Four passes with default 5, 4, 3, 2 grid cell radii. |
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