This real-time forecast system is being set up to test the latest HRRR-like physics in a CONUS MPAS domain with 3-km cell spacing. This run ("dev2") is heavily linked to "dev1" and ideally will be used to assess the impacts of a single difference or a small number of differences relative to dev1. Initial and boundary conditions come from the operational Rapid Refresh model. Documentation of the MPAS model code used for these real-time forecasts is available here: https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/ David Dowell, 6/17/2024 ----------------------- 6/17/2024 (18Z): started real-time runs with GF convection included in physics suite; currently, the only difference relative to mpas_physics_dev1 is the following in namelist.atmosphere: dev2: config_convection_scheme = 'cu_grell_freitas' dev1: config_convection_scheme = 'off' 6/18/2024 (18Z): added hpbl to the MPASSIT histlist_2d 6/19/2024 (12Z): turned off GWD in namelist.atmosphere: config_gwdo_scheme = 'off' 6/20/2024 (18Z): added ivgtyp to the MPASSIT histlist_2d 6/25/2024 (00Z): updated init_atmosphere_model and atmosphere_model executables, which lead to model crashes after writing out state at t=0 6/26/2024 (03Z): changed init_atmosphere_model and atmosphere_model executables back to June 17 versions 6/26/2024 (06Z): upgraded UPP to authoritative version and changed python graphics to be consistent with grib2 changes; three types of grib2 files are now produced: mpas_phys_dev2_YYYYMMDDHH_fFF.grib2: pressure-level and 2D data mpas_phys_dev2_nat_YYYYMMDDHH_fFF.grib2: native-level and 2D data mpas_phys_dev2_two_YYYYMMDDHH_fFF.grib2: 2D data only 6/28/2024 (12Z): removed VGTYP from variable list processed by UPP; added a command to upp.sh to copy VGTYP from HRRR grib2 file to MPAS 2D grib2 file 6/30/2024 (06Z): updated init_atmosphere_model and atmosphere_model executables, enabling future use of two-moment graupel in Thompson microphysics scheme https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/pull/32 https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/pull/34 7/13/2024 (18Z): in namelist.init_atmosphere, changed config_use_spechumd = false to config_use_spechumd = true This change will result in some needed drying at low levels. 7/16/2024 (18Z): turned on double-moment graupel/hail by adding "config_thompson_hail_aware = true" to namelist.atmosphere 7/20/2024 (18Z): updated mpassit executable to latest version and updated namelist.mpassit; MPAS output will now be interpolated to a Lambert conformal grid as specified in the namelist rather than by the fix geo file; the interpolated wind field will now be grid relative rather than earth relative 7/25/2024 (18Z): made two changes to the &data_sources section of namelist.init_atmosphere: * changed config_landuse_data from 'MODIFIED_IGBP_MODIS_NOAH' to 'MODIFIED_IGBP_MODIS_NOAH_15s' * added config_soilcat_data = 'BNU' 7/30/2024 (21Z): added swupt and SWUPT to MPAS and MPASSIT output fields, respectively 8/01/2024 (15z): updated versions of init_atmosphere_model and atmosphere_model executables, with various new features and bug fixes https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/pull/46 https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/pull/43 https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/pull/42 https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/pull/41 https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/pull/40 https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/pull/39 https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/pull/35 8/02/2024 (12Z): turned on orographic drag suite: * added 3km_conus.ugwp_oro_data.nc to fix directory, and linking to this file in mpas.sh * added related lines to streams.atmosphere * specified config_gwdo_scheme in namelist.atmosphere 8/02/2024 (18Z): in workflow, changed WPS_GEOG_PATH to "/mnt/lfs5/BMC/wrfruc/HRRRv5/geog/" so that topo_ugwp_2.5m and topo_ugwp_30s will be available to init_atmosphere 8/08/2024 (00Z): added olrtoa / OLR to MPASSIT diagnostic output fields 8/26/2024 (12Z): changed initial conditions from pre-DFI RAP in /public/data to post-DFI RAP, copied by Ming Hu from WCOSS to Jet in /mnt/lfs4/BMC/rtwbl/mhu/wcoss/nco/com/rap/prod 8/27/2024 (12Z): added snowfallac / SNOWFALLAC to MPASSIT output fields 9/03/2024 (18Z): changed init_atmosphere to Tanya's version that includes recent changes for (1) initialization from rotated lat lon data and (2) initialization of vegetation arrays https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/pull/47 https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/pull/48 9/04/2024 (00Z): Updated Vtable.raphrrr, with a bug fix for CANWAT, and new fields VEGFRA, SHDMIN, and SHDMAX 9/04/2024 (12Z): added shdmin, shdmax, and canwat to stream_list.atmosphere.output 9/04/2024 (12Z): changed atmosphere_model to Tanya's version that includes the config_gvf_update namelist parameter https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/pull/49 9/04/2024 (18Z): added vegfra, shdmin, shdmax, and canwat to MPASSIT histlist_2d 9/04/2024 (18Z): changed RAP initial condition from 130, post-DFI file in Ming's data feed to rotated lat lon, pre-DFI file in /public/data 9/04/2024 (18Z): added config_nvegopt = 2 to namelist.init_atmosphere added config_gvf_update = false to namelist.atmosphere 9/25/2024 (12Z): updated UPP to latest version (upp.x, postxconfig-NT-rrfs_mpas.txt, and associated changes to upp.sh); this update also removes a dependency of the post processing on template HRRR grib2 files 9/26/2024 (18Z): added snowc / SNOWC, snownc / SNOWNC, and graupelnc / GRAUPELNC to MPAS stream_list.atmosphere.output and MPASSIT histlist_2d 9/27/2024 (12Z): added acrunoff / ACRUNOFF to MPASSIT histlist_2d 10/01/2024 (21Z): turned on more detailed output with the following settings in namelist.atmosphere: config_print_detailed_minmax_vel = true config_print_global_minmax_sca = true 10/04/2024 (00Z): changed SOILPARM.TBL and VEGPARM.TBL 10/08/2024 (00Z): backed out the Oct 4 change, which were mistakes; SOILPARM.TBL and VEGPARM.TBL are now the same as what we used before Oct 4 10/17/2024 (12Z): updated UPP executable, with a bug fix that will result in the correct (non-zero) values of latent heat flux appearing in the grib2 output and python plots 10/22/2024 (12Z): changed init_atmosphere_model and atmosphere_model to most recent GSL MPAS 8.1 version (hash number 3ce58de of https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/); the new atmosphere_model includes some changes to the GF convective parameterization: https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/MPAS-Model/pull/56 10/22/2024 (18Z): updated mpassit to the most recent version (hash number bd91387 of https://github.com/LarissaReames-NOAA/MPASSIT); refl10cm has been removed temporarily from the list of diagnostic variables owing to a bug that affects this variable; otherwise, no output changes are expected 10/25/2024 (18Z): updated mpassit (https://github.com/LarissaReames-NOAA/MPASSIT/pull/43) and UPP, with some bug fixes from Eric James that affect output of precipitation variables 10/26/2024 (12Z): restored refl10cm to list of diagnostic variables processed by mpassit