[IDV #AFS-891091]: Using Large WRF Gridded Ouput Files in IDV

> Hi Yuan,
> 
> Per Pete's email attached, he has the WRF initial conditions file for our 
> Sandy simulation which contains the ZNU and ZNW variable data. Since (1) our 
> grid domain is stationary, (2) ZNU and ZNW are one-dimensional, and (3) ZNU 
> and ZNW were specified in the initial conditions file, I assume that the 
> vertical coordinates as specified in the ZNU and ZNW vectors are invariant 
> among all XLAT and XLONG coordinates and among all of our time steps, but 
> please have your WRF expert confirm my assumption.

Hi Jim,

Sorry for the delay replay, I just came back from a trip.

Yes, you use the ZNU and ZNW from init file.
> 
> If my assumption above is correct, I should be able to merge our ZNU and ZNW 
> variables and their data with our other WRF data for each time step using an 
> NCO tool and then have IDV recognize ZNU or ZNW as vertical coordinates for 
> our Sandy WRF output. Please also confirm if this latter assumption is 
> correct.
> 

But you still need to covert them to GIRB2 format at the end, I am not sure 
this is a good idea.


Yuan
> Thanks!
> 
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Schiavone [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2018 4:45 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: RE: [IDV #AFS-891091]: Using Large WRF Gridded Ouput Files in IDV
> 
> Hi Yuan,
> 
> I had the same thoughts about the complexity of modifying the existing data 
> for sigma coordinates and the inability to do significant scientific analyses 
> with the WRF output that I have. I will give this some thought while I am 
> traveling the next 4 days and will get back to you next week.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2018 4:16 PM
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> Cc: address@hidden; address@hidden; address@hidden; address@hidden
> Subject: [IDV #AFS-891091]: Using Large WRF Gridded Ouput Files in IDV
> 
> > Hi Yuan,
> >
> > Per Attachment 1, Pete double-checked the original Sandy WRF auxhist file 
> > for ZNU and ZNW variables and did not find either of them. Attachment 2 is 
> > summary output of the original Sandy WRF file. Attachment 3 is similar 
> > summary output of a Katrina WRF file (an NCAR example file) which does 
> > contain the ZNU and ZNW variables for comparison.
> 
> Jim,
> 
> It is clear this is not original WRF output, without vertical coordinate 
> variable you can not do real scientific analysis on these datasets.
> >
> > I presume we now need to return to my questions Q1, Q2 and Q3 about adding 
> > the ZNU and ZNW variables to my existing files.
> >
> > But because you since informed me that ZNU and ZNW are one-dimensional 
> > variables (which I also can confirm in the Katrina file), this suggests 
> > that the sigma coordinate system is fixed across the horizontal domain and 
> > that I, therefore, also would need to specify an appropriate set of fixed 
> > sigma vertical coordinates and then interpolate all of my 3D WRF variables 
> > onto the specified sigma vertical coordinate set. Please confirm if that is 
> > required, although it might be more processing than I would want to pursue. 
> > Maybe there are existing tools that can help me with this task?
> 
> The sigma coordinate is very complicated, I will not recommend modifying the 
> dataset at this stage. There are many sandy simulation output available, it 
> would be easier to look around for the better one. I have some sandy data 
> available online, the problem is that it has very limit set of variable.
> 
> http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/entry/show?entryid=a149968d-3e94-4ca4-b532-61c84c00a9b0&output=thredds.catalog
> 
> Yuan
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jim
> >
> 
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: AFS-891091
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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