[ncl-talk] SLP

Michael Notaro mnotaro at wisc.edu
Fri Sep 27 10:39:39 MDT 2024


Is there a method for estimating hourly sea-level pressure from
the SRF model output variables below?  I do have ATM 3D atmospheric
fields, like temperature, but they are daily, making them not useful for
hour SLP calculation.
Michael


                  float topo(iy, jx) ;
                                    topo:long_name = "Surface Model Elevation" ;
                                    topo:standard_name = "surface_altitude" ;
                                    topo:units = "m" ;
                                    topo:coordinates = "xlat xlon" ;
                                    topo:grid_mapping = "rcm_map" ;
                  float ps(time, iy, jx) ;
                                    ps:long_name = "Surface Pressure" ;
                                    ps:standard_name = "surface_air_pressure" ;
                                    ps:units = "hPa" ;
                                    ps:coordinates = "xlat xlon" ;
                                    ps:grid_mapping = "rcm_map" ;
                                    ps:cell_methods = "time: point" ;
                  float ts(time, iy, jx) ;
                                    ts:long_name = "Ground surface temperature" ;
                                    ts:standard_name = "surface_temperature" ;
                                    ts:units = "K" ;
                                    ts:coordinates = "xlat xlon" ;
                                    ts:grid_mapping = "rcm_map" ;
                                    ts:cell_methods = "time: point" ;
                  float tas(time, m2, iy, jx) ;
                                    tas:long_name = "Near surface air temperature" ;
                                    tas:standard_name = "air_temperature" ;
                                    tas:units = "K" ;
                                    tas:coordinates = "xlat xlon" ;
                                    tas:grid_mapping = "rcm_map" ;
                                    tas:cell_methods = "time: point" ;
                  float qas(time, m2, iy, jx) ;
                                    qas:long_name = "Near surface air specific humidity" ;
                                    qas:standard_name = "specific_humidity" ;
                                    qas:units = "1" ;
                                    qas:coordinates = "xlat xlon" ;
                                    qas:grid_mapping = "rcm_map" ;
                                    qas:cell_methods = "time: point" ;

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Michael Notaro
Director
Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Phone: (608) 261-1503
Email: mnotaro at wisc.edu

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