Name: | Kenneth Mitchell |
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E-mail: | Kenneth.Mitchell@noaa.gov |
Telephone: | 1-301-763-8000x7225 |
Fax: | 1-301-763-8545 |
Affiliation: | NCEP/EMC(NOAA/NWS) |
Mailing Address: | NCEP/EMC(Room 207) NOAA Science Center 5200 Auth Road Camp Springs, MD 20746 |
Model Information | |
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Model Name: | Eta |
Model Web Page: | www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/mmb/gcip.html |
Primary Citation for Model: | Black T., 1994: The new NMC mesoscale Eta model: description and forecast examples. Wea Forecasting, 9, 265-278 |
Model Dynamics-Numerics | Answer | Specifications |
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Model Equations: | Hydrostatic | |
Horizontal Domain and Map Projection: | ||
Polar Stereographic true at: | ||
Lat-Lon window, pole of coordinate system coincident with geographic pole: | ||
Lat-Lon window of a rotated lat-lon coordinate system, pole rotated by: | on | |
Other: | ||
Horizontal Resolution: | 32 km | |
Vertical Coordinate: | Eta | |
Vertical Levels: | 45 | |
Treatment of Gravity Wave Terms: | Other | Split-Explicit |
Specification of lateral boundary conditions: | NCEP Global Reanalysis I/II or AVN |
Model Physics | Answer | Specifications |
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Ocean Surface Temperature: | Other | As described in "NAMIP" (Reynolds/Stokes) |
Land Surface Temperature: | Computed via surface heat budget | |
Land Surface Moisture: | Computed via surface moisture budget | |
Vegetation: | Vegetation type: USGS/EDC 1-deg (SSiB categories -12); Greenness: NESDIS/ORA global 5-year monthly mean 0.144-deg | |
Runoff Scheme Included?: | on | |
Surface Layer Scheme: | ||
Bulk Type: Value of CD is: | ||
Similarity Theory: | on | Paulson implicit similarity functions |
Other: | ||
Planetary Boundary Layer Scheme: | ||
Bulk Type: | ||
K-Type: Form of K: | ||
Turbulent Kinetic Energy Scheme: | on | |
Other: | ||
Convection Scheme (Deep): | Convective Adjustment | |
Non-Convective Condensation: | ||
According to What % Saturation Criterion?: | ||
Sundqvist Scheme: | ||
Explicit Scheme: Please List Prognostic Variables: | on | total cloud water/ice |
Other: | ||
Infrared Radiation (Free Atmosphere) Code: | GFDL radiation code |
Data Output | Answer |
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Size of Output: | 260 MB per output |
Format of Output: | GRIB |