[Wrf-users] Are 2-m and 10-m variables required by WPS and WRF?

[Kemp, Eric M. (GSFC-610.3)[NORTHROP GRUMMAN]]

Dear WRFer’s:

I’m aware that the WPS normally processes 2-meter temperature/moisture and 10-meter winds from typical GRIB files (NAM, GFS, RUC).  And I’m aware this information is useful in improving vertical interpolation of these fields to WRF model levels near the terrain.  However, are these fields actually required by WPS and WRF?  Will the software crash if the fields are absent, or will the resulting interpolated fields be of such poor quality that WRF will fail to run?

Thanks,

-Eric

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Eric M. Kemp                   Northrop Grumman Corporation
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