Running WRF-GC
The process of running WRF-GC is very similar to that for running WRF-Chem.
Contents
Running the WPS
First, one must run the WRF Preprocessing System (WPS) to prepare the input data for driving WRF. The WPS configuration options are defined in the "namelist.wps" file. Please refer to the WRF User's Guide for more detail.
Step 1: Defining model domains with geogrid
- In the "geogrid" namelist record, the projection of the simulation domain is defined. As of WRF-GC version 0.1, only two sets of map projections and specified parameters are supported:
- Mercator /'mercator' (truelat1)
- Unrotated regular latitude-longitude /'lat-lon' (pole_lat, pole_lon, stand_lon)
- An example of "geogrid" namelist records in the "namelist.wps" file is shown below:
&share
wrf_core = 'ARW',
max_dom = 1,
start_date = '2015-01-01_00:00:00',
end_date = '2015-01-02_00:00:00',
interval_seconds = 21600
io_form_geogrid = 2,
/
&geogrid
parent_id = 1,
parent_grid_ratio = 1,
i_parent_start = 1,
j_parent_start = 1,
e_we = 245,
e_sn = 181,
geog_data_res = 'gtopo_2m+usgs_2m+nesdis_greenfrac+2m',
dx = 27000,
dy = 27000,
map_proj = 'mercator',
ref_lat = 35.0,
ref_lon = 105.0,
truelat1 = 30.0,
stand_lon = 105.0,
geog_data_path = '/users/wrf/data/geog'
/
Step 2: Downloading and extracting meteorological data from GRIB files with ungrib
- For a 'real' WRF case, you need to download the meteorological data that will be used as the initial and boundary condition to drive WRF. You have a number of choices. We use the NCEP FNL reanalyses product.
- An example of "ungrib" namelist records in the "namelist.wps" file is shown below:
&share
wrf_core = 'ARW',
max_dom = 1,
start_date = '2015-01-01_00:00:00',
end_date = '2015-01-02_00:00:00',
interval_seconds = 21600
io_form_geogrid = 2,
/
&ungrib
out_format = 'WPS',
prefix = 'FILE',
/
Step 3: Horizontally interpolating meteorological data with metgrid
- An example of "metgrid" namelist records in the "namelist.wps" file is shown below:
&share
wrf_core = 'ARW',
max_dom = 1,
start_date = '2015-01-01_00:00:00',
end_date = '2015-01-02_00:00:00',
interval_seconds = 21600
io_form_geogrid = 2,
/
&metgrid
fg_name = 'FILE'
io_form_metgrid = 2,
/
The GEOS-Chem shared data directories contain many large files necessary for the WRF-GC. Please Set up the top-level root directory for GEOS-Chem shared data, which is called ExtData. Please create the /dir/to/data/ExtData and set your directories in the "input.geos" file:
Root data directory : /dir/to/data/ExtData
The ExtData directory structure cotains two subdirectories:
- CHEM_INPUT: Non-emissions data for GEOS-Chem chemistry modules
- • Download the CHEM_INPUT data directories via anonymous FTP from the Harvard data directory archive (ftp.as.harvard.edu). Please refer to : Downloading GEOS-Chem source code and data
- HEMCO: Emissions inventories for the HEMCO emissions component
- • Download the HEMCO data directories with a pakeage provided by GEOS-Chem Support Team. Please refer to : Downloading the HEMCO data
- • Set the HEMCO data directory in the "HEMCO_Config.rc" file
Root : /dir/to/data/ExtData/HEMCO
Emissions for WRF-GC
Preparing emission files is not required. WRF-GC uses the Harvard-NASA Emissions Component (HEMCO) with on-line regridding. Configure HEMCO refer to the "HEMCO_Config.rc" file inside the run directory for WRF. For more information on HEMCO data directories, please refer to the HEMCO wiki
Preparing chemical initial/boundary condition data
Chemical initial and boundary condition data are used output from global simulation MOZART-4/GEOS-5 similar to WRF-Chem. Please download the data from :
• https://www.acom.ucar.edu/wrf-chem/mozart.shtml
The Mozart data are processed by the WRF-Chem processor called mozbc. Please download the mozbc utility, including instructions and input files from :
• https://www.acom.ucar.edu/wrf-chem/download.shtml
Running WRF-GC
To Configure WRF-GC, you need to edit three files inside the WRF run directory.
- HEMCO_Config.rc (Please refer to: GEOS-Chem Input Files)
- • HEMCO_Config.rc file contains a set of switches to enable and disable emission inventories, such as:
# ExtNr ExtName on/off Species
0 Base : on *
--> HEMCO_RESTART : false
--> AEIC : true
--> BIOFUEL : true
... etc not shown here ...
- • Errors with HEMCO component when running a simulation are output into a log file called "HEMCO.log".
- input.geos (Please refer to : GEOS-Chem Input Files)
- • Simulation Menu (except Root data directory) and Timestep Menu in input.geos can be safely ignored.
- • Determine the Advected Species Menu, Transport Menu, Convection Menu, Emission Menu, Aerosol Menu, Deposition Menu and Chemistry Menu according to your specific simulation.
- • Other Menus in "input.geos" can be safely ignored.
- namelist.input
- • The WRF-GC model configuration options are determined in the "namelist.input" file. Please edit the "namelist.input" file to match your case.
- • For WRF-GC chemistry powered by GEOS-Chem, choose chem_opt = 233.
- • Cumulus Parameterization schemes (cu_physics) supported by WRF-GC v0.1 are New-Tiedtke scheme (recommended) and Zhang-McFarlene scheme.
- • Microphysics schemes (mp_physics) supported by WRF-GC v0.1 are New Thompson et al. scheme, and Morrison Double-Monment scheme (recommended).
- • You can configure processes by GEOS-Chem using the following switches in the "namelist.input" file.
- Convection: gc_do_convection
- Emissions: gc_do_hemco
- Turbulence/PBL mixing: gc_do_pblmix
- Chemistry: gc_do_chemistry
- Dry deposition: gc_do_drydep
- Wet deposition: gc_do_wetdep
- The following "namelist.input" file has been tested. Options that are specific to your case have been highlighted in bold. We suggect that do not change the default of "&dynamics" and "&bdy_control" in the "namelist.input" file. (Please refer to : Description of Namelist Variables)
&time_control
run_days = 1,
run_hours = 0,
run_minutes = 0,
run_seconds = 0,
start_year = 2015,
start_month = 01,
start_day = 01,
start_hour = 00,
start_minute = 00,
start_second = 00,
end_year = 2015,
end_month = 01,
end_day = 02,
end_hour = 00,
end_minute = 00,
end_second = 00,
interval_seconds = 21600,
input_from_file = .true.,
history_interval = 60,
frames_per_outfile = 1,
restart = .false.,
restart_interval = 0,
io_form_history = 2,
io_form_restart = 2,
io_form_input = 2,
io_form_boundary = 2,
debug_level = 0,
auxinput5_inname = 'wrfchemi_d<domain>_<date>',
auxinput6_inname = 'wrfbiochemi_d<domain>',
auxinput7_inname = 'wrffirechemi_d<domain>_<date>',
auxinput8_inname = 'wrfchemi_gocart_bg_d<domain>',
auxinput12_inname = 'wrf_chem_input',
auxinput13_inname = 'wrfchemv_d<domain>',
auxinput5_interval_m = 60,
auxinput7_interval_m = 60,
auxinput8_interval_m = 14400, 14400,
auxinput13_interval_m = 14400, 14400,
io_form_auxinput2 = 2,
io_form_auxinput5 = 0,
io_form_auxinput6 = 0,
io_form_auxinput7 = 0,
io_form_auxinput8 = 0,
io_form_auxinput12 = 0,
io_form_auxinput13 = 0,
/
&domains
time_step = 120,
time_step_fract_num = 0,
time_step_fract_den = 1,
max_dom = 1,
e_we = 245,
e_sn = 181,
s_we = 1,
s_sn = 1,
e_vert = 50,
p_top_requested = 1000,
num_metgrid_levels = 27,
num_metgrid_soil_levels = 4,
dx = 27000,
dy = 27000,
grid_id = 1,
parent_id = 1,
i_parent_start = 1,
j_parent_start = 1,
parent_grid_ratio = 1,
parent_time_step_ratio = 1,
feedback = 0,
smooth_option = 0
/
&physics
mp_physics = 10,
ra_lw_physics = 4,
ra_sw_physics = 4,
radt = 15,
sf_sfclay_physics = 1,
sf_surface_physics = 2,
sf_urban_physics = 0,
bl_pbl_physics = 1,
bldt = 0,
cu_physics = 16,
cudt = 0,
cu_diag = 1,
isfflx = 1,
ifsnow = 1,
icloud = 1,
surface_input_source = 1,
num_soil_layers = 4,
num_land_cat = 24,
progn = 0,
cu_rad_feedback = .true.,
/
&dynamics
w_damping = 1,
diff_opt = 1,
km_opt = 4,
diff_6th_opt = 0,
diff_6th_factor = 0.12,
base_temp = 290.,
damp_opt = 0,
zdamp = 5000.,
dampcoef = 0.01,
khdif = 0,
kvdif = 0,
non_hydrostatic = .true.,
moist_adv_opt = 2,
scalar_adv_opt = 2,
hybrid_opt = 2,
/
&bdy_control
spec_bdy_width = 5,
spec_zone = 1,
relax_zone = 4,
specified = .true.,
nested = .false.,
/
&chem
kemit = 1,
chem_opt = 233,
chemdt = 10,
gc_do_convection = 1,
gc_do_pblmix = 1,
gc_do_hemco = 1,
gc_do_drydep = 1,
gc_do_wetdep = 1,
gc_do_chemistry = 1,
have_bcs_chem = .false.,
ne_area = 150,
/
&namelist_quilt
nio_tasks_per_group = 0,
nio_groups = 1,
/
To run the initialization program, type
./real.exe
To run WRF-GC, use the distributed-memory parallel version of WRF's wrf.exe, like -
mpirun -np 6 ./wrf.exe
To monitor output from WRF&GEOS-Chem, you can tail the "rsl.out.0000" file:
tail -f rsl.out.0000
Output from WRF&GEOS-Chem are unified into the WRF output format (NetCDF Classic) files named wrfout_d01_2015-01-01_00:00:00.
