High-Resolution Hurricane Test

MMM WRF-ARW Configuration

Subset of the namelist.input file

&domains

time_step = 60,
time_step_fract_num = 0,
time_step_fract_den = 1,
i_parent_start = 0, 165, 61,
j_parent_start = 0, 110, 61,
feedback = 1,
smooth_option = 0
max_vortex_speed = 40, 40, 40,
corral_dist = 8, 8, 58,
track_level = 70000,
lagrange_order = 2,
interp_type = 2,
extrap_type = 2,
t_extrap_type = 2,
use_surface = .true.,
use_levels_below_ground = .true.,
lowest_lev_from_sfc = .false.,
force_sfc_in_vinterp = 0,
zap_close_levels = 500,
p_top_requested = 2000,
eta_levels = 1.00000, 0.99293, 0.98531, 0.97658, 0.96619, 0.95361,
0.93667, 0.91446, 0.88731, 0.85558, 0.81974, 0.78026, 0.73768,
0.69258, 0.64553, 0.59712, 0.54431, 0.48851, 0.43114, 0.37362,
0.31726, 0.26747, 0.22363, 0.18516, 0 0.15153, 0.12223, 0.09683,
0.07490, 0.05605, 0.04100, 0.03100, 0.02200, 0.01300, 0.00700,
0.00300, 0.00000

&physics

mp_physics = 4, 4, 4,
ra_lw_physics = 1, 1, 1,
ra_sw_physics = 1, 1, 1,
radt = 15,15,15,
sf_sfclay_physics = 1, 1, 1,
sf_surface_physics = 1, 1, 1,
bl_pbl_physics = 1, 1, 1,
bldt = 0, 0, 0,
cu_physics = 1, 0, 0,
cudt = 5, 0, 0,
isfflx = 1,
ifsnow = 0,
icloud = 1,
surface_input_source = 1,
num_soil_layers = 5,
omlcall = 1,
oml_hml0 = -50,
oml_gamma = 0.20,
isftcflx = 1,

&dynamics

w_damping = 1,
diff_opt = 1,
km_opt = 4,
damp_opt = 3,
zdamp = 5000., 5000., 5000.,
dampcoef = 0.2, 0.2, 0.2,
non_hydrostatic = .true., .true., .true.,
pd_moist = .true., .true., .true.,

&bdy_control

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