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Table A-2 Explanation <strong>and</strong> Recommendations <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> List of Key CALMET <strong>Model</strong> Options/Continued<br />

Option Parameter Recommend<br />

value<br />

Explanation <strong>and</strong> Justification<br />

Maximum acceptable divergence in <strong>the</strong><br />

divergence minimization procedure<br />

DIVLIM 5 x 10-6 No need to change this default value which has been rigorously tested.<br />

Maximum number of iterations in <strong>the</strong><br />

divergence minimization procedure<br />

NITER 50 Recommended default value (50) is normally used.<br />

Number of passes in <strong>the</strong> smoothing NSMTH 2, 4,4,4,… Recommended values are 2 passes in <strong>the</strong> lowest layer, 4 passes in <strong>the</strong> higher<br />

procedure<br />

(NZ)<br />

layers. More passes will result in more smoothing of <strong>the</strong> final wind field.<br />

But rarely altered<br />

Maximum number of stations used in each<br />

layer <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> interpolation of data to a grid<br />

point<br />

NINTR2 99 Normally, recommended default value (99) is used.<br />

Critical Froude Number<br />

Empirical factor controlling <strong>the</strong> influence of<br />

kinematic effects<br />

Multiplicative scaling factor <strong>for</strong> extrapolation<br />

of surface observations to upper layers<br />

Barrier In<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

Number of barriers to interpolation of <strong>the</strong><br />

wind fields<br />

X <strong>and</strong> Y coordinates of barriers<br />

Level (1 to NZ) up to which barriers apply<br />

CRITFN<br />

1 Terrain blocking occurs when Froude number < CRITFN. Default value<br />

should be used except when justified by data.<br />

ALPHA 0.1 Use default<br />

FEXTR2<br />

(NZ)<br />

NBAR<br />

XBBAR,<br />

YBBAR,<br />

XEBAR<br />

YEBAR<br />

KBAR<br />

NZ x 0.0 Seldom used <strong>and</strong> not used when IEXTRP = +/- 4<br />

0<br />

(varies)<br />

(varies)<br />

56<br />

Usually not used. Use barriers to block out a certain station effects. Barriers<br />

can extend from <strong>the</strong> surface layer to user-defined upper layer limit<br />

Used only if NBAR > 0 to define <strong>the</strong> coordinates of <strong>the</strong> barrier.<br />

Used only if NBAR > 0. User defined switch to control vertical extent of<br />

barriers. This requires careful examination of <strong>the</strong> resulting wind field at each<br />

level.<br />

Diagnostic Module Data Input Options<br />

Surface temperature IDIOPT1 0 Compute <strong>the</strong> surface temperature internally from hourly surface observations<br />

Surface station to use <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> surface<br />

temperature<br />

ISURFT -1<br />

or prognostic model data. DIAG.DAT file is no longer used.<br />

Use 2-D spatially varying surface temperatures

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