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)