Reusable structure.

West-east boundary choices for the two-dimensional idealized domain.

• periodic_xvalue · bool

  Connect the west and east edges periodically.

• open_xsvalue · bool

  Use an open boundary on the west edge.

• open_xevalue · bool

  Use an open boundary on the east edge.

Grid size, timestep, and model-top height.

• time_stepvalue · int32 · s

  Model integration timestep in seconds.

  Condition: {.} > 0 s
• e_wevalue · int32

  Last west-east grid index, including boundary points.

  Condition: {.} > 1
• e_snvalue · int32

  Last south-north grid index; three points denote a 2D x-oriented case.

  Condition: {.} > 1
• e_vertvalue · int32

  Last vertical grid index.

  Condition: {.} > 1
• dxvalue · float64 · m

  West-east horizontal grid spacing in metres.

  Condition: {.} > 0 m
• dyvalue · float64 · m

  South-north horizontal grid spacing in metres.

  Condition: {.} > 0 m
• ztopvalue · float64 · m

  Height of the model top in metres.

  Condition: {.} > 0 m

Selected vertical coordinate, diffusion, and damping controls.

• hybrid_optvalue · int32

  Vertical-coordinate option in these pinned examples.

  Options: 0, 2
• damp_optvalue · int32

  Upper-level damping scheme selected by the example.

  Options: 0, 2, 3
• zdampvalue · float64 · m

  Height in metres at which the upper damping layer begins.

  Condition: {.} > 0 m
• dampcoefvalue · float64 · 1/s

  Upper-level damping rate.

  Condition: {.} >= 0 1/s
• khdifvalue · float64 · m2/s

  Horizontal diffusion coefficient.

  Condition: {.} >= 0 m2/s
• kvdifvalue · float64 · m2/s

  Vertical diffusion coefficient.

  Condition: {.} >= 0 m2/s

Idealized initialization case selected by the pinned source.

• ideal_casevalue · int32

  WRF ideal.exe case identifier for the pinned example and its input profile.

  Options: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Duration and history output for an idealized WRF simulation.

• run_daysvalue · int32 · day

  Whole days to integrate after initialization.

  Condition: {.} >= 0 day
• run_hoursvalue · int32 · h

  Additional whole hours of model integration.

  Condition: {.} >= 0 h
• run_minutesvalue · int32 · min

  Additional minutes of model integration.

  Condition: {.} >= 0 min
• history_intervalvalue · int32 · min

  Minutes between history output records.

  Condition: {.} > 0 min