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NAME Model Assessment Project (NAMAP: Pre-field Phase) |
NAMAP Protocol
Basic model simulation period: May-October 1990
Domain of interest: NAME Science Plan Tier 2, 90-120W, 10-40N
Specified boundary condition: SST (weekly NCEP data OI.v2)
Other boundary conditions (e.g. land surface) as appropriate for each model simulated
Variables of special interest: [V=vector
wind, qV=vector moisture flux]
Surface: lg-scale & convective precip,
net LW, SW rad, LH & SH fluxes,
SLP, sfc moisture z, V, T, Td, qV at surface,
925, 850 and 700 mb (or nearby levels)
Column: precipitable water, qV, lg-scale & convective cloud, CAPE TOA: OLR, albedo
-- Twice-daily (00Z, 12Z) maps of the following in lat/lon format over NAME Tier 2: 90-120W, 10-40N
SURFACE: precipitation, SLP
SLP, z, V, T, Td at surface, 925-850-700-500-300-250-
200-100mb