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EM: NASA Unified Weather Research and Forecasting model (EM-1022)
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EM Identification
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EM ID
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EM-1022 |
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EM Short Name
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NU-WRF, USA |
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EM Full Name
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NASA Unified Weather Research and Forecasting model |
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EM Source or Collection
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None |
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EM Source Document ID
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484 |
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Document Author
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Peters-Lidard, Christa et al. Sujay V. Kumar, , Jossy P. Jacob b , Thomas Clune f , Wei-Kuo Tao g , Mian Chin h , Arthur Hou I , Jonathan L. Case j , Dongchul Kim k , Kyu-Myong Kim l , William Lau m, Yuqiong Liu n , Jainn Shi o , David Starr g , Qian Tan h , Zhining Tao k , Benjamin F. Zaitchik p , Bradley Zavodsky q , Sara Q. Zhang r , Milija Zupanski |
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Document Year
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2015 |
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Document Title
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Integrated modeling of aerosol, cloud, precipitation and land processes at satellite-resolved scales |
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Document Status
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Peer reviewed and published |
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Comments on Status
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Published journal manuscript |
Software and Access
| https://git.smce.nasa.gov/astg/nuwrf/nu-wrf-dev | |
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Contact Name
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Christa Peters-Lidard |
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Contact Address
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Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Division, Code 610HB, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA |
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Contact Email
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christa.peters@nasa.gov |
EM Description
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Summary Description
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ABSTRACT: "With support from NASA's Modeling and Analysis Program, we have recently developed the NASA Unified-Weather Research and Forecasting model (NU-WRF). NU-WRF is an observation-driven integrated modeling system that represents aerosol, cloud, precipitation and land processes at satelliteresolved scales. “Satellite-resolved” scales (roughly 1e25 km), bridge the continuum between local (microscale), regional (mesoscale) and global (synoptic) processes. NU-WRF is a superset of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Advanced Research WRF (ARW) dynamical core model, achieved by fully integrating the GSFC Land Information System (LIS, already coupled to WRF), the WRF/Chem enabled version of the Goddard Chemistry Aerosols Radiation Transport (GOCART) model, the Goddard Satellite Data Simulation Unit (G-SDSU), and custom boundary/initial condition preprocessors into a single software release, with source code available by agreement with NASA/GSFC. Full coupling between aerosol, cloud, precipitation and land processes is critical for predicting local and regional water and energy cycles " |
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Specific Policy or Decision Context Cited
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Not Applicable |
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Biophysical Context
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Atmospheric variables |
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EM Scenario Drivers
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Not applicable |
EM Relationship to Other EMs or Applications
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Method Only, Application of Method or Model Run
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Method Only |
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New or Pre-existing EM?
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New or revised model |
Related EMs (for example, other versions or derivations of this EM) described in ESML
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Document ID for related EM
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None |
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EM ID for related EM
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EM-1029 |
EM Modeling Approach
EM Relationship to Time
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EM Temporal Extent
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Not applicable |
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EM Time Dependence
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Not applicable |
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EM Time Reference (Future/Past)
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Not applicable |
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EM Time Continuity
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Not applicable |
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EM Temporal Grain Size Value
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Not applicable |
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EM Temporal Grain Size Unit
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Not applicable |
EM Spatial Extent
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Bounding Type
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Not applicable |
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Spatial Extent Name
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Not applicable |
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Spatial Extent Area (Magnitude)
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Not applicable |
Spatial Distribution of Computations
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EM Spatial Distribution
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other or unclear (comment) |
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Spatial Grain Type
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Not applicable |
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Spatial Grain Size
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Not applicable |
EM Structure and Computation Approach
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EM Computational Approach
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Analytic |
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EM Determinism
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deterministic |
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Statistical Estimation of EM
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Model Checking Procedures Used
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Model Calibration Reported?
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Not applicable |
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Model Goodness of Fit Reported?
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Not applicable |
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Goodness of Fit (metric| value | unit)
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None |
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Model Operational Validation Reported?
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Not applicable |
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Model Uncertainty Analysis Reported?
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Not applicable |
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Model Sensitivity Analysis Reported?
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Not applicable |
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Model Sensitivity Analysis Include Interactions?
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Not applicable |
EM Locations, Environments, Ecology
Location of EM Application
Terrestrial location (Classification hierarchy: Continent > Country > U.S. State [United States only])
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| None |
Marine location (Classification hierarchy: Realm > Region > Province > Ecoregion)
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Centroid Lat/Long (Decimal Degree)
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Centroid Latitude
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Not applicable |
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Centroid Longitude
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Not applicable |
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Centroid Datum
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Not applicable |
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Centroid Coordinates Status
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Not applicable |
Environments and Scales Modeled
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EM Environmental Sub-Class
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Atmosphere |
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Specific Environment Type
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Regional wealther |
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EM Ecological Scale
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Ecological scale is finer than that of the Environmental Sub-class |
Scale and taxa of organisms modeled
Scale of differentiation of organisms modeled
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EM Organismal Scale
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Not applicable |
Taxonomic level and name of organisms or groups identified
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| None Available |
EnviroAtlas URL
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| Average Annual Daily Potential Solar Energy, Average Annual Precipitation, Average Annual Daily Potential Wind Energy |
EM Ecosystem Goods and Services (EGS) potentially modeled, by classification system
CICES v 4.3 - Common International Classification of Ecosystem Services (Section > Division > Group > Class)
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(Environmental Subclass > Ecological End-Product (EEP) > EEP Subclass > EEP Modifier)
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EM Variable Names (and Units)
Predictor
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Intermediate
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Intermediate (Computed) Variables (and Units)
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Response
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Observed Response Variables (and Units)
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Computed Response Variables (and Units)
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