| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |