Name: | Elizabeth Ritchie |
---|---|
E-mail: | ritchie@eece.unm.edu |
Telephone: | +1 505 277-8325 |
Fax: | +1 505 277-8235 |
Affiliation: | UNM |
Mailing Address: | Room 125, EECE Bldg University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-1356 |
Model Information | |
---|---|
Model Name: | MM5 |
Model Web Page: | |
Primary Citation for Model: | Anthes, R. A., E.and#64979;Y. Hsie and Y. and#64979;H. Kuo, 1987: Description of the PSU/NCAR mesoscale model version 4 (MM4). NCAR Technical Note, NCAR/tnand#64979;282+STR, 66 pp. |
Model Dynamics-Numerics | Answer | Specifications |
---|---|---|
Model Equations: | Nonhydrostatic - Euler | |
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: | ||
Other: | on | Lambert Conformal |
Horizontal Resolution: | 45, 15km | |
Vertical Coordinate: | sigma-p | |
Vertical Levels: | 23 | |
Treatment of Gravity Wave Terms: | Leapfrog Explicit | |
Specification of lateral boundary conditions: | Relaxation inflow/outflow on coarse mesh Time dependent on inner meshes |
Model Physics | Answer | Specifications | |
---|---|---|---|
Ocean Surface Temperature: | Prescribed | ||
Land Surface Temperature: | Other | Five-layer soil model. | |
Land Surface Moisture: | None | ||
Vegetation: | Yes - 24 Cat USGS | ||
Runoff Scheme Included?: | |||
Surface Layer Scheme: | |||
Bulk Type: Value of CD is: | |||
Similarity Theory: | |||
Other: | |||
Planetary Boundary Layer Scheme: | Hong-Pan Scheme as implemented in the NCEP-MRF model. | ||
Bulk Type: | |||
K-Type: Form of K: | on | ||
Turbulent Kinetic Energy Scheme: | |||
Other: | |||
Convection Scheme (Deep): | Other | Kain-Fritsch on 45 and 15 km grid | |
Non-Convective Condensation: | |||
According to What % Saturation Criterion?: | |||
Sundqvist Scheme: | |||
Explicit Scheme: Please List Prognostic Variables: | on | qc, qr, qi, qs, qg, qv | |
Other: | |||
Infrared Radiation (Free Atmosphere) Code: |
Data Output | Answer |
---|---|
Size of Output: | |
Format of Output: |