[ncl-talk] wrf functions for other types of data

[Bill Ladwig]

You should be able to use many of these routines for other models, but your
mileage may vary.  Some routines have arguments that may not be available
directly from non-WRF models.  For example, wrf_avo requires the map scale
factor variables (msfu, msfv, msfm) and also staggered grids for winds, so
you may have trouble running this routine with other models.  Other
routines, like cape, simply call the rip_cape routine which should work
with other models.  The WRF numerical routines are what get called when
wrf_user_getvar is invoked, and wrf_user_getvar will only work with WRF
output data.

Also, some of the WRF routines have a similar function in the NCL
meteorological function library, which most likely use different variables
for the calculation.  You can see a listing here:

https://www.ncl.ucar.edu/Document/Functions/meteo.shtml

Hope this helps,

Bill

On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 8:17 PM, Deniz Bozkurt <bozkurtd at itu.edu.tr> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Maybe a very basic question: I am using some wrf functions for other types
> of data (e.g., reanalysis, RCM and GCM outputs) without any doubt and I
> would like to learn why these functions are confined to the wrf outputs.
> For instance, shall I worry about the function computations done with the
> arguments extracted from other types of data?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Deniz
>
> --
> Deniz Bozkurt, PhD
> Post-doctoral Fellow
> Center for Climate and Resilience Research
> Department of Geophysics, University of Chile
> Blanco Encalada 2002, Santiago, Chile
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