[NARCCAP-discuss] RCM3_ncep hfls

[Seth McGinnis]

Hi Jonas,

Indeed, there is a problem.  I recall spotting that issue when we first
QC'd the data long ago.  It was identified as an error in
post-processing, and we got some replacement files that were supposed to
have fixed it, but it looks like the problem persisted and snuck past us
somehow. My apologies.

We don't have the resources to keep old copies of the data files, so
unfortunately I can't provide you with one, but it seems like it
probably wouldn't help anyway.

I suggest contacting Mark Snyder (msnyder at pmc.ucsc.edu) to find out more
about the nature of the post-processing error and whether it can be
fixed using the other available data.  If it's just a units error, for
example, it should be easy to fix.  (Let me know what you find out, and
I'll fix or unpublish the files from ESG as appropriate.)

Cheers,

--Seth



On 11/26/13 7:04 AM, Jonas Roberts wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> There appears to be some issues with the hfls data in the RCM3_ncep run.
> Its values are typically about five orders of magnitude smaller than hfls
> data from from CRCM, HRM3 and WRFG ncep runs. The pattern of the diurnal
> and seasonal cycles appears to be realistic but the values are far too
> small (order of 0.002 W/m^2 for my region of interest vs ~200 for the other
> models). Could this be a units issue? The netcdf metadata says the units
> are W/m^2 like all other ensemble members. Could I have an older version of
> the data (the creation date on mine appears to be June 2011)?
> 
> Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jonas Roberts
> PhD Candidate
> Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
> Memorial University of Newfoundland
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