| Name: | Elizabeth Ritchie |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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