WRF - BCC Environmental Data
Overview of data availability on triton and data descriptions
| Variable Name | Description | Units | Papers | Location | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution | historical | mid_century_4p5_FIXED | mid_century_8p5_FIXED | end_of_century_4p5 | end_of_century_8p5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFWA_CAPE | CAPE of a parcel from the lowest model level | J kg-1 | /home/scratch/AFWA_Sandbox/case_studies | 3.75 km | 60-min (hourly max) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| AFWA_CAPE_MU | Most unstable CAPE from lowest 180 hPa chosen by highest mixing ratio | J kg-1 | 2, 3 | /home/scratch/AFWA_Sandbox/case_studies | 3.75 km | 60-min (hourly max) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
| AFWA_CIN | CIN of a parcel from the lowest model level | J kg-1 | /home/scratch/AFWA_Sandbox/case_studies | 3.75 km | 60-min (hourly max) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| AFWA_CIN_MU | CIN of a parcel from the most unstable level in the lowest 180 hPa chosen by highest mixing ratio | J kg-1 | 2, 3 | /home/scratch/AFWA_Sandbox/case_studies | 3.75 km | 60-min (hourly max) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
| AFWA_LLWS | Maximum 0-2000 ft shear | m s-1 | /home/scratch/AFWA_Sandbox/case_studies | 3.75 km | 60-min (hourly max) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| AFWA_MSLP | Mean sea level pressure | Pa | /home/scratch/AFWA_Sandbox/case_studies | 3.75 km | 15-min (instantaneous) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| AFWA_PLFC | Pressure level of the LFC | Pa | /home/scratch/AFWA_Sandbox/case_studies | 3.75 km | 60-min (hourly max) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| AFWA_ZLFC | Height of the LFC | m | /home/scratch/AFWA_Sandbox/case_studies | 3.75 km | 60-min (hourly max) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| AFWA_PWAT | Total water vapor in column | kg m-2 (~mm) | 5 | /home/scratch/AFWA_Sandbox/case_studies | 3.75 km | 60-min (hourly max) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
| AFWA_HEATIDX | Approximates the heat index used by the National Weather Service | K | /home/scratch/AFWA_Sandbox/case_studies | 3.75 km | 15-min (instantaneous) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| AFWA_WCHILL | Combines wind and air temperature | K | /home/scratch/AFWA_Sandbox/case_studies | 3.75 km | 15-min (instantaneous) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | |
| AFWA_LIDX | Lifted index (may have to subtract 273.15 to get proper LI) | K | /home/scratch/AFWA_Sandbox/case_studies | 3.75 km | 15-min (instantaneous) | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |