[ncl-talk] What is the best projection to use the weather near the equator and is it supported in WRF?

[David Gill]

Tosa,
Yes, the WRF modeling system supports a Mercator projection, which is
particularly suited for domains located within the tropical belt around the
equator.
Please see
http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/docs/user_guide_V3.9/users_guide_chap3.html#_How_to_Run
Dave

On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 9:03 AM, Tosa, Yasunari CTR (VOLPE) <
Yasunari.Tosa.CTR at dot.gov> wrote:

> Hi,
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> One WRF weather user asked:  Can we use WRF to describe the weather in the
> Caribbean region?
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> Latitude of 10-20 degree is good enough for Lambert Conformal Conic
> Projection?
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> I think that Mercator projection may be a better projection for the near
> equator.
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> If so, does WRF supports Mercator Projection?
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> Thank you.
>
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>
> Tosa
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> Yasunari Tosa, Ph.D.
>
> IT Senior Engineer, SGT/SOFITS Contract
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> John A. Volpe National Transportation System Center
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> Cambridge, MA 02142-1093
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