EVALUATED PARAMETER REFERENCE

tropical cyclone.

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PARAMETER GROUP

Bdy Control

3 parameters

bdy_control.open_xe

open xe

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Use an open boundary on the east edge.

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Type bool

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_boundary
Supplied by schema: wrf_boundary

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:110
Declaration: open_xe bool
Modified at: settings.dip:29
Modification: open_xe = false

bdy_control.open_xs

open xs

EFFECTIVE VALUEfalse

Use an open boundary on the west edge.

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Type bool

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_boundary
Supplied by schema: wrf_boundary

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:106
Declaration: open_xs bool
Modified at: settings.dip:28
Modification: open_xs = false

bdy_control.periodic_x

periodic x

EFFECTIVE VALUEtrue

Connect the west and east edges periodically.

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Type bool

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_boundary
Supplied by schema: wrf_boundary

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:102
Declaration: periodic_x bool
Modified at: settings.dip:27
Modification: periodic_x = true

PARAMETER GROUP

Domains

7 parameters

domains.dx

dx

EFFECTIVE VALUE1.5e4

West-east horizontal grid spacing in metres.

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Type float64Units m

Validation {.} > 0 m

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_domains
Supplied by schema: wrf_domains
Validation condition: {.} > 0 m

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:50
Declaration: dx float m
Modified at: settings.dip:14
Modification: dx = 15000.0 m

domains.dy

dy

EFFECTIVE VALUE1.5e4

South-north horizontal grid spacing in metres.

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Type float64Units m

Validation {.} > 0 m

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_domains
Supplied by schema: wrf_domains
Validation condition: {.} > 0 m

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:55
Declaration: dy float m
Modified at: settings.dip:15
Modification: dy = 15000.0 m

domains.e_sn

e sn

EFFECTIVE VALUE201

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

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Type int64

Validation {.} > 1

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_domains
Supplied by schema: wrf_domains
Validation condition: {.} > 1

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:40
Declaration: e_sn int
Modified at: settings.dip:12
Modification: e_sn = 201

domains.e_vert

e vert

EFFECTIVE VALUE21

Last vertical grid index.

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Type int64

Validation {.} > 1

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_domains
Supplied by schema: wrf_domains
Validation condition: {.} > 1

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:45
Declaration: e_vert int
Modified at: settings.dip:13
Modification: e_vert = 21

domains.e_we

e we

EFFECTIVE VALUE201

Last west-east grid index, including boundary points.

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Type int64

Validation {.} > 1

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_domains
Supplied by schema: wrf_domains
Validation condition: {.} > 1

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:35
Declaration: e_we int
Modified at: settings.dip:11
Modification: e_we = 201

domains.time_step

time step

EFFECTIVE VALUE60

Model integration timestep in seconds.

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Type int64Units s

Validation {.} > 0 s

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_domains
Supplied by schema: wrf_domains
Validation condition: {.} > 0 s

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:30
Declaration: time_step int s
Modified at: settings.dip:10
Modification: time_step = 60 s

domains.ztop

ztop

EFFECTIVE VALUE2.5e4

Height of the model top in metres.

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Type float64Units m

Validation {.} > 0 m

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_domains
Supplied by schema: wrf_domains
Validation condition: {.} > 0 m

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:60
Declaration: ztop float m
Modified at: settings.dip:16
Modification: ztop = 25000.0 m

PARAMETER GROUP

Dynamics

6 parameters

dynamics.damp_opt

damp opt

EFFECTIVE VALUE2

Upper-level damping scheme selected by the example.

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Type int64

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_dynamics
Supplied by schema: wrf_dynamics
Allowed options: 0, 2, 3

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:74
Declaration: damp_opt int
Modified at: settings.dip:20
Modification: damp_opt = 2

dynamics.dampcoef

dampcoef

EFFECTIVE VALUE3e-3

Upper-level damping rate.

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Type float64Units s-1

Validation {.} >= 0 1/s

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_dynamics
Supplied by schema: wrf_dynamics
Validation condition: {.} >= 0 1/s

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:84
Declaration: dampcoef float 1/s
Modified at: settings.dip:22
Modification: dampcoef = 0.003 1/s

dynamics.hybrid_opt

hybrid opt

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Vertical-coordinate option in these pinned examples.

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Type int64

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_dynamics
Supplied by schema: wrf_dynamics
Allowed options: 0, 2

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:69
Declaration: hybrid_opt int
Modified at: settings.dip:19
Modification: hybrid_opt = 0

dynamics.khdif

khdif

EFFECTIVE VALUE300

Horizontal diffusion coefficient.

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Type float64Units m2*s-1

Validation {.} >= 0 m2/s

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_dynamics
Supplied by schema: wrf_dynamics
Validation condition: {.} >= 0 m2/s

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:89
Declaration: khdif float m2/s
Modified at: settings.dip:23
Modification: khdif = 300.0 m2/s

dynamics.kvdif

kvdif

EFFECTIVE VALUE1

Vertical diffusion coefficient.

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Type float64Units m2*s-1

Validation {.} >= 0 m2/s

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_dynamics
Supplied by schema: wrf_dynamics
Validation condition: {.} >= 0 m2/s

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:94
Declaration: kvdif float m2/s
Modified at: settings.dip:24
Modification: kvdif = 1.0 m2/s

dynamics.zdamp

zdamp

EFFECTIVE VALUE5e3

Height in metres at which the upper damping layer begins.

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Type float64Units m

Validation {.} > 0 m

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_dynamics
Supplied by schema: wrf_dynamics
Validation condition: {.} > 0 m

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:79
Declaration: zdamp float m
Modified at: settings.dip:21
Modification: zdamp = 5000.0 m

PARAMETER GROUP

Time Control

4 parameters

time_control.history_interval

history interval

EFFECTIVE VALUE1440

Minutes between history output records.

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Type int64Units min

Validation {.} > 0 min

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_time_control
Supplied by schema: wrf_time_control
Validation condition: {.} > 0 min

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:21
Declaration: history_interval int min
Modified at: settings.dip:7
Modification: history_interval = 1440 min

time_control.run_days

run days

EFFECTIVE VALUE6

Whole days to integrate after initialization.

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Type int64Units day

Validation {.} >= 0 day

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_time_control
Supplied by schema: wrf_time_control
Validation condition: {.} >= 0 day

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:6
Declaration: run_days int day
Modified at: settings.dip:4
Modification: run_days = 6 day

time_control.run_hours

run hours

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Additional whole hours of model integration.

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Type int64Units h

Validation {.} >= 0 h

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_time_control
Supplied by schema: wrf_time_control
Validation condition: {.} >= 0 h

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:11
Declaration: run_hours int h
Modified at: settings.dip:5
Modification: run_hours = 0 h

time_control.run_minutes

run minutes

EFFECTIVE VALUE0

Additional minutes of model integration.

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Type int64Units min

Validation {.} >= 0 min

Schema & provenance

Model metadata

Tags: wrf:param
Applied schemas: wrf_time_control
Supplied by schema: wrf_time_control
Validation condition: {.} >= 0 min

Source history

Declared at: projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/../../profiles/schemas/idealized.dip:16
Declaration: run_minutes int min
Modified at: settings.dip:6
Modification: run_minutes = 0 min

Generated from SNT's Brief++ JSON document for projects/wrf/dipl/examples/tropical_cyclone/DIPfile. Version: 0.9.3. The parameter values describe this bundled example; inspect a run's environment.diph5 to see overridden values.