| Name: | Masao Kanamitsu |
|---|---|
| E-mail: | kana@ucsd.edu |
| Telephone: | 858-822-5176 |
| Fax: | 858-534-4163 |
| Affiliation: | ECPC/SIO/UCSD |
| Mailing Address: | Dr. Masao Kanamitsu MC 0224 CRD/SIO/UCSD 8605 La Jolla Shores Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0224 |
| Model Information | |
|---|---|
| Model Name: | ECPC/RSM |
| Model Web Page: | ecpc.ucsd.edu/projects/RSM/ |
| Primary Citation for Model: | Juang, H.-M. and M. Kanamitsu, 1994: The NMC nested regional spectral model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 122, 3-26. |
| Model Dynamics-Numerics | Answer | Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| Model Equations: | Hydrostatic | |
| Horizontal Domain and Map Projection: | ||
| Polar Stereographic true at: | on | 60N |
| Lat-Lon window, pole of coordinate system coincident with geographic pole: | ||
| Lat-Lon window of a rotated lat-lon coordinate system, pole rotated by: | ||
| Other: | on | Mercator also possible |
| Horizontal Resolution: | 80/40/20km | |
| Vertical Coordinate: | Sigma | |
| Vertical Levels: | 28 | |
| Treatment of Gravity Wave Terms: | Semi-Implicit | |
| Specification of lateral boundary conditions: | Zero or symmetric for purturbation |
| Model Physics | Answer | Specifications |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Surface Temperature: | Prescribed | |
| Land Surface Temperature: | Computed via surface heat budget | |
| Land Surface Moisture: | Computed via surface moisture budget | |
| Vegetation: | USGS vegetation type and cover | |
| Runoff Scheme Included?: | on | |
| Surface Layer Scheme: | ||
| Bulk Type: Value of CD is: | ||
| Similarity Theory: | on | |
| Other: | ||
| Planetary Boundary Layer Scheme: | ||
| Bulk Type: | ||
| K-Type: Form of K: | ||
| Turbulent Kinetic Energy Scheme: | ||
| Other: | on | Non-local diffusion |
| Convection Scheme (Deep): | Arakawa-Schubert | |
| Non-Convective Condensation: | ||
| According to What % Saturation Criterion?: | on | 100 |
| Sundqvist Scheme: | ||
| Explicit Scheme: Please List Prognostic Variables: | ||
| Other: | ||
| Infrared Radiation (Free Atmosphere) Code: | GFDL Fels Schwarzkopf |
| Data Output | Answer |
|---|---|
| Size of Output: | ? |
| Format of Output: | GRIB |