WRF model output

WRF model version used: WRF V2.2

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== Related references =

   Skamarock, W. C., J. B. Klemp, J. Dudia, D. O. Gill, D. M. Barker, W. Wang, 
     and J. G. Powers (2007), A description of the advanced research WRF 
     version 2, NCAR/TN-468+STR, 88pp., Natl. Cent for Atmos. Res., Boulder, Colo.

   Wu, J., A. D. Del Genio, M.-S. Yao, and A. B. Wolf (2009), WRF and GISS SCM 
     simulations of convective updraft properties during TWP-ICE, J. Geophys. Res., 
     114, D04206, dio:10.1029/2008JD010851.   
   
== WRF model settings used for these simulations ==

   The model is driven by 6-hourly ECMWF operational analysis and forecasting system model output.
   The link below provides more detailed information about the forcing: http://www.arm.gov/xdc/xds/ecmwf.
   Temperature and moisture profiles from the ARM TWP-ICE SCM forcing data are also used to adjust the values at the domain
   boundaries (11.0 - 13.5 S, 129.5 - 132.0 E) to observed values every 6 hour. 
   Both data sets can be requested from ARM data archive.

   The model has 1.33 km grid spacing with 30 vertical layers, with the Thompson 
   microphysics scheme, the Yonsei University PBL scheme, a thermal diffusion land surface scheme with fixed 
   climatological soil moisture, the RRTM longwave radiation scheme, and the Dudhia shortwave radiation scheme, and
   is run  with a 3.33-sec time step. The original output frequency is 5-min.  The data provided here are at 10-min frequency.

== The dataset ==

   The model is run from 12Z 1/19/2006 to 12Z 1/22/2006 for the active period and 
   from 12Z 2/9/2006 to 12Z 2/12/2006 for the break period. The first 12-hour 
   is regarded as a spin up period and is discarded. The model output provided here ranges 
   from 0Z 1/20/2006 – 12Z 1/22/2006 for the active period and from 0Z 2/10/2006 – 12Z 2/12/2006 
   for the break period with sampling every 10-min. The local time over Darwin, Australia is (GMT+9:30).

   One netcdf file contains 1-hr of output. There are 60 files for each period with a size of 
   ~200MB per compressed file.  The file name has the format as: wrfout_d01_2006-01-20_00:00:00.

== Files ==

   README_WRF.txt -> this file.
   NETCDF_HEADER.txt -> sample netcdf header file from the data.
   wrfout_d01_2006-??-??_??:00:00  data files.