WRF - BCC Severe Surrogate 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
HAIL_MAX2D Maximum full vertical column hail diameter over previous hour m 9, R3 /home/scratch/WRF_BCC/severe_weather/HAIL_MAX2D 3.75 km 60-min (hourly max)
HAIL_MAXK1 Maximum lowest model level hail diameter over previous hour m 9, R3 /home/scratch/WRF_BCC/severe_weather/HAIL_MAXK1 3.75 km 60-min (hourly max)
UP_HELI_MAX Maximum 2-5 km updraft helicity over previous hour m2s-2 3, 6 /home/scratch/WRF_BCC/severe_weather/UP_HELI_MAX 3.75 km 60-min (hourly max)
WSPD10MAX Maximum 10-meter wind gust over previous hour m s-1 11 /home/scratch/WRF_BCC/severe_weather/WSPD10MAX 3.75 km 60-min (hourly max)
W_UP_MAX Maximum full vertical column updraft speed over previous hour m s-1 /home/scratch/WRF_BCC/severe_weather/W_UP_MAX 3.75 km 60-min (hourly max)
W_DN_MAX Maximum full vertical column downdraft speed over previous hour m s-1 /home/scratch/WRF_BCC/severe_weather/W_DN_MAX 3.75 km 60-min (hourly max)


Severe Product Comparisons

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