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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The resolution of nested domain (5-km) is higher than you ran 2 domains. So reduce your time step from 270 to 90 and try again. Please keep in mind it will
 be computationally expensive if works with this solution.  Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Feng<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> wrf-users-bounces@ucar.edu [mailto:wrf-users-bounces@ucar.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Klich<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 08, 2011 1:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> wrf-users@ucar.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Wrf-users] Problem with three domains in WRF/WRF-Chem<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Hi all, I am currently running WRF/WRF-Chem Version 3.2.1.  I have been able to successfully run 2 domains, but running 3 has not seemed to work.  There is no error in the rsl.error.0000 file, it just stops. 
 I have pasted the rsl.error.0000 file below:<br>
<br>
taskid: 0 hostname: <a href="http://sully.met.fsu.edu">sully.met.fsu.edu</a><br>
 Namelist dfi_control not found in namelist.input. Using registry defaults for variables in dfi_control<br>
 Namelist tc not found in namelist.input. Using registry defaults for variables in tc<br>
 Namelist scm not found in namelist.input. Using registry defaults for variables in scm<br>
 Namelist fire not found in namelist.input. Using registry defaults for variables in fire<br>
  Ntasks in X             2 , ntasks in Y             4<br>
 --- NOTE: sst_update is 0, setting io_form_auxinput4 = 0 and auxinput4_interval = 0 for all domains<br>
 --- NOTE: sst_update is 0, setting io_form_auxinput4 = 0 and auxinput4_interval = 0 for all domains<br>
 --- NOTE: sst_update is 0, setting io_form_auxinput4 = 0 and auxinput4_interval = 0 for all domains<br>
 --- NOTE: grid_fdda is 0 for domain      1, setting gfdda interval and ending time to 0 for that domain.<br>
 --- NOTE: both grid_sfdda and pxlsm_soil_nudge are 0 for domain      1, setting sgfdda interval and ending time to 0 for that domain.<br>
 --- NOTE: obs_nudge_opt is 0 for domain      1, setting obs nudging interval and ending time to 0 for that domain.<br>
 --- NOTE: grid_fdda is 0 for domain      2, setting gfdda interval and ending time to 0 for that domain.<br>
 --- NOTE: both grid_sfdda and pxlsm_soil_nudge are 0 for domain      2, setting sgfdda interval and ending time to 0 for that domain.<br>
 --- NOTE: obs_nudge_opt is 0 for domain      2, setting obs nudging interval and ending time to 0 for that domain.<br>
 --- NOTE: grid_fdda is 0 for domain      3, setting gfdda interval and ending time to 0 for that domain.<br>
 --- NOTE: both grid_sfdda and pxlsm_soil_nudge are 0 for domain      3, setting sgfdda interval and ending time to 0 for that domain.<br>
 --- NOTE: obs_nudge_opt is 0 for domain      3, setting obs nudging interval and ending time to 0 for that domain.<br>
 --- NOTE: num_soil_layers has been set to      4<br>
 WRF V3.2.1 MODEL<br>
  *************************************<br>
  Parent domain<br>
  ids,ide,jds,jde             1          103            1          103<br>
  ims,ime,jms,jme            -4           58           -4           33<br>
  ips,ipe,jps,jpe             1           51            1           26<br>
  *************************************<br>
 DYNAMICS OPTION: Eulerian Mass Coordinate<br>
  alloc_space_field: domain             1 ,     198885272  bytes allocated<br>
 med_initialdata_input: calling input_input<br>
 INPUT LandUse = "USGS"<br>
 INITIALIZE THREE Noah LSM RELATED TABLES<br>
  LANDUSE TYPE = USGS FOUND           27  CATEGORIES<br>
  INPUT SOIL TEXTURE CLASSIFICAION = STAS<br>
  SOIL TEXTURE CLASSIFICATION = STAS FOUND           19  CATEGORIES<br>
 *********************************************************************<br>
 *             PROGRAM: WRF/CHEM VERSION 3.1.1                       *<br>
 *                                                                   *<br>
 *    PLEASE REPORT ANY BUGS TO WRF/CHEM HELP at                     *<br>
 *                                                                   *<br>
 *              <a href="mailto:wrfchemhelp.gsd@noaa.gov">wrfchemhelp.gsd@noaa.gov</a>                             *<br>
 *                                                                   *<br>
 *********************************************************************<br>
  *************************************<br>
  Nesting domain<br>
  ids,ide,jds,jde             1          211            1          211<br>
  ims,ime,jms,jme            -4          117           -4           63<br>
  ips,ipe,jps,jpe             1          105            1           53<br>
  INTERMEDIATE domain<br>
  ids,ide,jds,jde            13           88           13           88<br>
  ims,ime,jms,jme             8           59            8           42<br>
  ips,ipe,jps,jpe            11           49           11           32<br>
  *************************************<br>
  alloc_space_field: domain             2 ,     496635684  bytes allocated<br>
 *** Initializing nest domain # 2 from an input file. ***<br>
 med_initialdata_input: calling input_input<br>
 INPUT LandUse = "USGS"<br>
 INITIALIZE THREE Noah LSM RELATED TABLES<br>
  LANDUSE TYPE = USGS FOUND           27  CATEGORIES<br>
  INPUT SOIL TEXTURE CLASSIFICAION = STAS<br>
  SOIL TEXTURE CLASSIFICATION = STAS FOUND           19  CATEGORIES<br>
 *********************************************************************<br>
 *             PROGRAM: WRF/CHEM VERSION 3.1.1                       *<br>
 *                                                                   *<br>
 *    PLEASE REPORT ANY BUGS TO WRF/CHEM HELP at                     *<br>
 *                                                                   *<br>
 *              <a href="mailto:wrfchemhelp.gsd@noaa.gov">wrfchemhelp.gsd@noaa.gov</a>                             *<br>
 *                                                                   *<br>
 *********************************************************************<br>
 INPUT LandUse = "USGS"<br>
 INITIALIZE THREE Noah LSM RELATED TABLES<br>
  LANDUSE TYPE = USGS FOUND           27  CATEGORIES<br>
  INPUT SOIL TEXTURE CLASSIFICAION = STAS<br>
  SOIL TEXTURE CLASSIFICATION = STAS FOUND           19  CATEGORIES<br>
 *********************************************************************<br>
 *             PROGRAM: WRF/CHEM VERSION 3.1.1                       *<br>
 *                                                                   *<br>
 *    PLEASE REPORT ANY BUGS TO WRF/CHEM HELP at                     *<br>
 *                                                                   *<br>
 *              <a href="mailto:wrfchemhelp.gsd@noaa.gov">wrfchemhelp.gsd@noaa.gov</a>                             *<br>
 *                                                                   *<br>
 *********************************************************************<br>
 INPUT LandUse = "USGS"<br>
 INITIALIZE THREE Noah LSM RELATED TABLES<br>
  LANDUSE TYPE = USGS FOUND           27  CATEGORIES<br>
  INPUT SOIL TEXTURE CLASSIFICAION = STAS<br>
  SOIL TEXTURE CLASSIFICATION = STAS FOUND           19  CATEGORIES<br>
 *********************************************************************<br>
 *             PROGRAM: WRF/CHEM VERSION 3.1.1                       *<br>
 *                                                                   *<br>
 *    PLEASE REPORT ANY BUGS TO WRF/CHEM HELP at                     *<br>
 *                                                                   *<br>
 *              <a href="mailto:wrfchemhelp.gsd@noaa.gov">wrfchemhelp.gsd@noaa.gov</a>                             *<br>
 *                                                                   *<br>
 *********************************************************************<br>
Timing for Writing wrfout_d01_2008-04-18_00:00:00 for domain        1:    8.69800 elapsed seconds.<br>
  mediation_integrate: med_read_wrf_chem_emissions: Read emissions for time 2008-04-18_00:00:00<br>
  mediation_integrate: med_read_wrf_chem_emissions: Open file wrfchemi_d01_2008-04-18_00:00:00<br>
Timing for processing lateral boundary for domain        1:    5.72800 elapsed seconds.<br>
 WRF NUMBER OF TILES FROM OMP_GET_MAX_THREADS =   1<br>
 WRF TILE   1 IS      1 IE     51 JS      1 JE     26<br>
 WRF NUMBER OF TILES =   1<br>
  *************************************<br>
  Nesting domain<br>
  ids,ide,jds,jde             1          151            1          151<br>
  ims,ime,jms,jme            -4           87           -4           48<br>
  ips,ipe,jps,jpe             1           75            1           38<br>
  INTERMEDIATE domain<br>
  ids,ide,jds,jde            73          128           38           93<br>
  ims,ime,jms,jme            68          109           33           62<br>
  ips,ipe,jps,jpe            71           99           36           52<br>
  *************************************<br>
  alloc_space_field: domain             3 ,     304724904  bytes allocated<br>
 *** Initializing nest domain # 3 from an input file. ***<br>
 med_initialdata_input: calling input_input<br>
 INPUT LandUse = "USGS"<br>
 INITIALIZE THREE Noah LSM RELATED TABLES<br>
  LANDUSE TYPE = USGS FOUND           27  CATEGORIES<br>
  INPUT SOIL TEXTURE CLASSIFICAION = STAS<br>
  SOIL TEXTURE CLASSIFICATION = STAS FOUND           19  CATEGORIES<br clear="all">
<br>
<br>
You can see that it stops right after this step, and it looks like most of my namelist is right, but I may be missing something.  I have also posted the namelist.input below:<br>
<br>
<br>
&time_control<br>
run_days                            = 1,<br>
run_hours                           = 0,<br>
run_minutes                         = 0,<br>
run_seconds                         = 0,<br>
start_year                          = 2008, 2008, 2008,2008,2008,<br>
start_month                         = 04,04,04,04,04,<br>
start_day                           = 18,18,18,18,18,<br>
start_hour                          = 00,00,00,00,00,<br>
start_minute                        = 00,   00,   00, 00,00,<br>
start_second                        = 00,   00,   00, 00,00,<br>
end_year                            = 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008, 2008,<br>
end_month                           = 04,04,04,04,04,<br>
end_day                             = 19,19,19,19,19,<br>
end_hour                            = 00,00,00,00,00,<br>
end_minute                          = 00,   00,   00, 00,00,<br>
end_second                          = 00,   00,   00, 00,00,<br>
interval_seconds                    = 21600,<br>
input_from_file                     = .true.,.true.,.true.,.true.,.true.,<br>
fine_input_stream                   = 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,<br>
history_interval                    = 60,60,60,60,60,<br>
frames_per_outfile                  = 1,1,1,1,1,<br>
restart                             = .false.,<br>
restart_interval                    = 0,<br>
io_form_history                     = 2,<br>
io_form_restart                     = 2,<br>
io_form_input                       = 2,<br>
io_form_boundary                    = 2,<br>
io_form_auxinput3                   = 2,<br>
io_form_auxinput4                   = 2,<br>
io_form_auxinput5                   = 2,<br>
debug_level                         = 0,<br>
auxinput5_interval                  = 2592000,<br>
auxinput11_interval_s               = 180, 180, 180, 180, 180,<br>
auxinput11_end_h                    = 6, 6, 6, 6, 6,<br>
/<br>
<br>
&domains<br>
time_step                           = 270,<br>
time_step_fract_num                 = 0,<br>
time_step_fract_den                 = 1,<br>
max_dom                             = 3,<br>
s_we                                = 1,     1,     1,  1, 1, <br>
e_we                                = 103,211,151,502,,<br>
s_sn                                = 1,     1,     1,  1,1,  <br>
e_sn                                = 103,211,151,502,,<br>
s_vert                              = 1,     1,     1,  1,1,  <br>
e_vert                              = 35,    35,   35, 35,35,<br>
num_metgrid_levels                  = 27,<br>
num_metgrid_soil_levels             = 4,<br>
eta_levels                          = 1.000, 0.995, 0.98, 0.963, 0.95,0.9372, 0.9247, 0.9122, 0.9001, 0.888,0.8761, 0.8642, 0.8524, 0.84, 0.8322,0.817, 0.79, 0.76, 0.72, 0.68,0.63, 0.59, 0.54, 0.49, 0.435, 0.38, 0.335, 0.2886, 0.2504, 0.2119,0.1722, 0.1309,
 0.0875, 0.0418, 0.000,<br>
p_top_requested                     = 5000,<br>
dx                                  = 45000,15000, 5000, , ,<br>
dy                                  = 45000,15000, 5000, , ,<br>
grid_id                             = 1,     2,     3, 4,5,<br>
parent_id                           = 1,     1,     2, 3,4,<br>
i_parent_start                      = 1,15,75,200,<br>
j_parent_start                      = 1,15,40,130,<br>
parent_grid_ratio                   = 1,3,3,3,3,<br>
parent_time_step_ratio              = 1,3,3,3,3,<br>
feedback                            = 1,<br>
smooth_option                       = 0,<br>
use_adaptive_time_step              = .true.,<br>
step_to_output_time                 = .true.,<br>
target_cfl                          = 1.2, 1.2, 1.2, 1.2, 1.2,<br>
max_step_increase_pct               = 10, 10, 10, 10, 10,<br>
starting_time_step                  = 270,<br>
max_time_step                       = -1,<br>
min_time_step                       = -1,<br>
/<br>
<br>
&physics<br>
mp_physics                          = 2,  2,2,2,2,<br>
ra_lw_physics                       = 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, <br>
ra_sw_physics                       = 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, <br>
radt                                = 10,10,10,10,10,<br>
sf_sfclay_physics                   = 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,<br>
sf_surface_physics                  = 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,<br>
bl_pbl_physics                      = 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, <br>
bldt                                = 0,0,0,0,0,<br>
cu_physics                          = 1, 1,1,1,1,<br>
cudt                                = 5,5,5,5,5,<br>
isfflx                              = 1,<br>
ifsnow                              = 1,<br>
icloud                              = 1,<br>
surface_input_source                = 1,<br>
num_soil_layers                     = 4,<br>
pxlsm_smois_init                    = 0,0,0,0,0,<br>
mp_zero_out                         = 2,<br>
sf_urban_physics                    = 1,<br>
maxiens                             = 1,<br>
maxens                              = 3,<br>
maxens2                             = 3,<br>
maxens3                             = 16,<br>
ensdim                              = 144,<br>
sst_update                          = 0,<br>
cu_rad_feedback                     = .true.,<br>
cugd_avedx                          = 1,<br>
/<br>
<br>
&fdda<br>
obs_nudge_opt                       = 0,0,0,0,0   <br>
max_obs                             = 150000,<br>
fdda_start                          =     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.<br>
fdda_end                            = 99999., 99999., 99999., 99999., 99999.<br>
obs_nudge_wind                      = 1,1,1,1,1<br>
obs_coef_wind                       = 6.E-4,6.E-4,6.E-4,6.E-4,6.E-4<br>
obs_nudge_temp                      = 1,1,1,1,1<br>
obs_coef_temp                       = 6.E-4,6.E-4,6.E-4,6.E-4,6.E-4<br>
obs_nudge_mois                      = 1,1,1,1,1<br>
obs_coef_mois                       = 6.E-4,6.E-4,6.E-4,6.E-4,6.E-4<br>
obs_rinxy                           = 240.,240.,180.,180,180<br>
obs_rinsig                          = 0.1,<br>
obs_twindo                          = 0.6666667,0.6666667,0.6666667,0.6666667,0.6666667,<br>
obs_npfi                            = 10,<br>
obs_ionf                            = 2, 2, 2, 2, 2,<br>
obs_idynin                          = 0,<br>
obs_dtramp                          = 40.,<br>
obs_prt_freq                        = 10, 10, 10, 10, 10,<br>
obs_prt_max                         = 10<br>
obs_ipf_errob                       = .true.<br>
obs_ipf_nudob                       = .true.<br>
obs_ipf_in4dob                      = .true.<br>
obs_ipf_init                        = .true.<br>
/<br>
<br>
&dynamics<br>
rk_ord                              = 3,<br>
w_damping                           = 0,<br>
diff_opt                            = 1, <br>
km_opt                              = 4,<br>
diff_6th_opt                        = 0,0,0,0,0,<br>
diff_6th_factor                     = 0.12,0.12,0.12,0.12,0.12,<br>
damp_opt                            = 1,<br>
base_temp                           = 290.,<br>
zdamp                               = 5000.,  5000.,  5000., 5000.,5000.,<br>
dampcoef                            = 0.01,   0.01,   0.01, 0.01, 0.01,<br>
khdif                               = 0,      0,      0, 0,0,<br>
kvdif                               = 0,      0,      0,0,0,<br>
smdiv                               = 0.1,<br>
emdiv                               = 0.01,<br>
epssm                               = 0.1,<br>
time_step_sound                     = 4,<br>
h_mom_adv_order                     = 5,<br>
v_mom_adv_order                     = 3,<br>
h_sca_adv_order                     = 5,<br>
v_sca_adv_order                     = 3,<br>
non_hydrostatic                     = .true., .true., .true.,.true.,.true.,<br>
moist_adv_opt                       = 2,      2,      2,     <br>
scalar_adv_opt                      = 2,      2,      2,     <br>
chem_adv_opt                        = 2,      2,      2,    <br>
/<br>
<br>
&bdy_control<br>
spec_bdy_width                      = 5,<br>
spec_zone                           = 1,<br>
relax_zone                          = 4,<br>
specified                           = .true., .false.,.false.,.false.,.false.,<br>
nested                              = .false., .true., .true.,.true.,.true.,<br>
/<br>
<br>
&grib2<br>
/<br>
<br>
&chem<br>
kemit                               = 1,<br>
chem_opt                            = 301, 301, 301,<br>
bioemdt                             = 30,       30,       30,<br>
photdt                              = 30,       30,       30,<br>
chemdt                              = 270,270,270,<br>
frames_per_emissfile                = 1,  <br>
io_style_emissions                  = 2,<br>
emiss_inpt_opt                      = 1,        1,        1,<br>
emiss_opt                           = 5,    5,    5,<br>
chem_in_opt                         = 0,  0,  0,<br>
phot_opt                            = 0,        0,        0,<br>
gas_drydep_opt                      = 1,        1,        1,<br>
bio_emiss_opt                       = 0,        0,        0,<br>
dust_opt                            = 0,<br>
dmsemis_opt                         = 0,<br>
seas_opt                            = 0,<br>
gas_bc_opt                          = 1,        1,        1,<br>
gas_ic_opt                          = 1,        1,        1,<br>
aer_bc_opt                          = 1,        1,        1,<br>
aer_ic_opt                          = 1,        1,        1,<br>
gaschem_onoff                       = 1,        1,        1,<br>
aerchem_onoff                       = 1,        1,        1,<br>
wetscav_onoff                       = 0,        0,        1,<br>
cldchem_onoff                       = 0,        0,        1,<br>
vertmix_onoff                       = 1,        1,        1,<br>
chem_conv_tr                        = 1,        1,        1,<br>
biomass_burn_opt                    = 0,  0,  0,<br>
plumerisefire_frq                   = 270, 270, 270,<br>
aer_ra_feedback                     = 0,        0,        0,<br>
have_bcs_chem                       = .false., .false., .false.,<br>
/<br>
<br>
&namelist_quilt<br>
nio_tasks_per_group = 0,<br>
nio_groups = 1,<br>
/ <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I am using self-made scripts for most of the running process, but it hasn't caused any errors up until this point.<br>
<br>
Chris<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Christopher Klich<br>
Meteorology Graduate Student<br>
Florida State University<br>
(908) 208-9743<o:p></o:p></p>
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