WRF Pre-processing System Version 4.3
This release includes the following notable changes:
-
The default namelist.wps file has been updated to a newer case, matching
the new default namelist.input file in WRF. -
The GEOGRID.TBL.ARW files contain 20 new fields used by the new gwd_opt=3
option in WRF. -
The GEOGRID.TBL.ARW.noahmp file includes fields for the new dynamic irrigation
scheme in Noah-MP. -
A configure option, --nowrf, has been added to allow for configuration of
the WPS without reference to a compiled WRF model; this is useful, e.g., if
only the ungrib component of the WPS is needed. -
The ungrib program has been updated to handle a missing value added to NCEP
GEFS land surface fields starting in September 2020. -
The ungrib program now handles data from before the year 1000.
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The plotfmt.ncl script now supports datasets on a Lambert conformal conic
projection.
Acknowledgements: Special thanks are due to Michael Toy (NOAA/ESRL),
Ozan Mert Göktürk (University of Bergen), and Prasanth Valayamkunnath (NCAR).