Rapid Refresh domain parameters
1 July 2008
Stan Benjamin

From wjet at GSD:
/tg1/projects/wrfruc/mhu/DOMAINS/wrfrr13_cycle/static/geo_em.d01.nc

                :TITLE = "OUTPUT FROM GRIDGEN" ;
                :SIMULATION_START_DATE = "0000-00-00_00:00:00" ;
Note:
Mass point dimensions are 648 x 647.
(Staggered grid (not distributed generally) is 649 x 648)

                :WEST-EAST_GRID_DIMENSION = 649 ;
                :SOUTH-NORTH_GRID_DIMENSION = 648 ;
                :BOTTOM-TOP_GRID_DIMENSION = 0 ;
                :WEST-EAST_PATCH_START_UNSTAG = 1 ;
                :WEST-EAST_PATCH_END_UNSTAG = 648 ;
                :WEST-EAST_PATCH_START_STAG = 1 ;
                :WEST-EAST_PATCH_END_STAG = 649 ;
                :SOUTH-NORTH_PATCH_START_UNSTAG = 1 ;
                :SOUTH-NORTH_PATCH_END_UNSTAG = 647 ;
                :SOUTH-NORTH_PATCH_START_STAG = 1 ;
                :SOUTH-NORTH_PATCH_END_STAG = 648 ;
                :GRIDTYPE = "C" ;
                :DX = 13545.09f ;
                :DY = 13545.09f ;
                :DYN_OPT = 2 ;
                :CEN_LAT = 45.f ;
                :CEN_LON = -99.17999f ;
                :TRUELAT1 = 45.f ;
                :TRUELAT2 = 45.f ;
                :MOAD_CEN_LAT = 45.f ;
                :STAND_LON = -95.f ;
                :POLE_LAT = 90.f ;
                :POLE_LON = 0.f ;
Below are corner points for WRF-Rapid Refresh mass points, SW-NW-NE-SE
                :corner_lats = 1.065765f, 56.23801f, 61.44292f, 2.798065f
                :corner_lons = -128.4995f, 170.0589f, -4.643616f, -65.74988f

                :MAP_PROJ = 1 ;
                :MMINLU = "USGS" ;
                :ISWATER = 16 ;
                :ISICE = 24 ;
                :ISURBAN = 1 ;
                :ISOILWATER = 14 ;
                :grid_id = 1 ;
                :parent_id = 1 ;
                :i_parent_start = 1 ;
                :j_parent_start = 1 ;
                :i_parent_end = 649 ;
                :j_parent_end = 648 ;
                :parent_grid_ratio = 1 ;
                :FLAG_MF_XY = 1 ;