Table of Contents - The Atmospheric Studies Group at TRC

Section 7: Prognostic Meteorological Interfaces
Table 7-4:
Defined Horizontal and Vertical Locations for MM5 Variables Used in CALMM5
Native MM5
Native MM5
Output from
CALMM5
Output from
CALMM5
Variables Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Vertical
Pressure Cross point Half sigma Dot point Half sigma
Temperature Cross point Half sigma Dot point Half sigma
Wind direction Dot point Half sigma Dot point Half sigma
Wind speed Dot point Half sigma Dot point Half sigma
Vertical velocity Cross point Full sigma Dot point Half sigma
Relative humidity Cross point Half sigma Dot point Half sigma
Vapor mixing ratio Cross point Half sigma Dot point Half sigma
Cloud mixing ratio Cross point Half sigma Dot point Half sigma
Rain mixing ratio Cross point Half sigma Dot point Half sigma
Ice mixing ratio Cross point Half sigma Dot point Half sigma
Snow mixing ratio Cross point Half sigma Dot point Half sigma
Graupel mixing ratio Cross point Half sigma Dot point Half sigma
Sea level pressure Cross point Dot point
Rain fall Cross point Dot point
Snow cover Cross point Dot point
Short wave radiation at surface Cross point Dot point
Long wave radiation at surface Cross point Dot point
Air temperature at 2 meters Cross point
Dot point
above ground
Specific humidity at 2 meters Cross point
Dot point
above ground
U-wind at 10 meters above Cross point
Dot point
ground
V-wind at 10 meters above Cross point
Dot point
ground
Sea surface temperature Cross point Dot point
Ground temperature Cross point Dot point
PBL height Cross point Dot point
Sensible heat flux Cross point Dot point
Latent heat flux Cross point Dot point
Frictional velocity Cross point Dot point
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