<div dir="ltr">Hello:<div><br></div><div>I had some problems with CFLS when setting up my 12/4 km domain.</div><div><br></div><div>I had particular points which (at almost every time step) had CFL "errors."</div><div><br></div><div>There are few things to do about this.</div><div><br></div><div>1) Change epssm to be closer to 0.5, rather than 0.1 (or 0.2).</div><div><br></div><div>2) Set smooth_option = 2 (this smoothes near the boundaries of the inner domain.)</div><div><br></div><div>3) Set smooth_cg_top = .true. (smoothes topography near boundary of outer domain.)</div><div><br></div><div>These steps together can reduce the number of CFLs.</div><div><br></div><div>4) damp_opt = 3 (reduces upper level instability; CFLs occurring at upper levels).</div><div><br></div><div>However, one other, but very important note, is to be sure to place the boundaries of the inner domain away from steep terrain (see attached pdf. I had CFLS near the right boundary until I moved the right upper boundary into the water.)</div><div><br></div><div>5) Lastly, if you get CFLs during severe or strong storms, you may have to reduce the timestep from 6 to 5 or even 4 times the grid size (at least until you've passed the period of greater model instability).</div><div><br></div><div>Barry Lynn</div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Barry H. Lynn, Ph.D<div><div>Senior Lecturer,</div><div><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">The Institute of the Earth Science, </span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, </span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel </span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"></div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Tel: 972 547 231 170</span><br style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)">Fax: (972)-25662581</span></div></div><div><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><br></span></div><div>C.E.O, Weather It Is, LTD<br>Weather and Climate Focus<br><a href="http://weather-it-is.com" target="_blank">http://weather-it-is.com</a><br>Jerusalem, Israel<br>Local: 02 930 9525<br>Cell: 054 7 231 170<br>Int-IS: x972 2 930 9525<br>US 914 432 3108<br></div></div></div>
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