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WPS V4 Geographical Static Data Downloads Page



Below you will find static geographical data for WPS (geogrid) input. Three tables are provided for different types of downloads:


Mandatory Static Data
These are all the mandatory fields required to run WPS and WRF. There are two packaged tar files available from links at the top of this table:

1) contains the highest resolution of each mandatory field - this is the one that is most commonly-used, and is recommended for most applications

2) contains only the lowest resolution of each mandatory field (useful for model testing and educational purposes)
An 'x' beside the field indicates that it is included in the above tar file (within the column).


Static Data for Specific Applications
These data are mandatory for specific applications.
**NOTE: if you wish to use these data, you must use them in addition to one of the mandatory data packages listed above.


Optional Static Data
These data fields are older, and have been replaced/updated by newer fields in the "mandatory" tar files.



  • To download an individual file, click on any data file (link) listed in the left-hand column of each table.>

  • To access the old (Version 3) downloads page, click here.



WRF Preprocessing System (WPS) Geographical Input Data Mandatory Fields Downloads

Click on file (link) below to download individual data files

Download Highest Resolution of each Mandatory Field

*Note: ~29G Uncompressed (2.6G Compressed)

Download Lowest Resolution of Each Mandatory Field

albedo_modis

x

x

greenfrac_fpar_modis

x

x

greenfrac_fpar_modis_5m

 

x

lai_modis_10m

x

x

lai_modis_30s

x

maxsnowalb_modis

x

x

modis_landuse_20class_30s_with_lakes

x

modis_landuse_20class_5m_with_lakes

 

x

orogwd_2deg

x

 

orogwd_1deg

x

x

orogwd_30m

x

orogwd_20m

x

orogwd_10m

x

soiltemp_1deg

x

x

soiltype_bot_5m

 

x

soiltype_bot_30s

x

soiltype_top_5m

 

x

soiltype_top_30s

x

topo_gmted2010_5m

 

x

topo_gmted2010_30s

x

varsso

x
 

varsso_10m

x
 

varsso_5m

x
 

varsso_2m

x
 




WPS Geographical Input Data for Specific Applications

Click on file (link) below to download individual data files

Use

Combined TAR Files

clayfrac_5m
Required if using Thompson MP Scheme (mp_physics=28) and dust_emis=1
Thompson28 and Chem Tar File
erod
sandfrac_5m

crop
(Includes drainage_map)
NoahMP LSM (sf_surface_physics=4) *Includes irrigation data for NoahMP*
*drainage_map is in crop/ directory*
NoahMP Tar File
groundwater
soilgrids
drainage_map
(opt_tdrn= 1 or 2)

irrigation
Surface Irrigation Schemes (sf_surf_irr_scheme=1,2,3)



nlcd2011_can_ll_9s
Required if using Pleim-Xiu LSM (sf_surface_physics=7) when considering urban effects with PX LSM.
U.S. Only
Pleim-Xiu Tar File
nlcd2011_imp_ll_9s
nlcd2011_ll_9s

NUDAPT44_1KM
Optional for use with urban models (sf_urban_physics=1, 2, or 3)
U.S. Only
Urban Tar File
urbfrac_nlcd2011

ssib_landuse_10m
SSiB LSM (sf_surface_physics=8)
SSIB Tar File
ssib_landuse_5m

lake_depth
Lake Model (sf_lake_physics=1)



bathymetry
Shallow Water Roughness (shalwater_z0 = 1)



CGLC-MODIS-LCZ_100m
CGLC-MODIS-LCZ_100m (use_wudapt_lcz = 1 and urban_physics=1, 2, or 3)



orogwd3_2deg
GWDO Data for GSL GWD (gwd_opt=3) (data updated on 6/21/2021)
GSL GWD Tar File
orogwd3_1deg
orogwd3_30m
orogwd3_20m
orogwd3_10m
orogwd3_2.5m

SLUCM
SLUCM (sf_urban_physics=1) data for use with slucm_distributed_drag=.true.

Note: When the .tar file is unpacked, there are several directories containing data. These should all be used together for consistency.






Optional WPS Geographical Input Data

Click on file (link) below to download individual data files

Optional Use

Combined TAR Files

albedo_ncep
Simulations Older than Year 2000
Older Than 2000 Tar File
greenfrac
landuse_30s_with_lakes
maxsnowalb

bnu_soiltype_bot
Alternative Data Source for all LSM's
Alternative LSM Data Tar File
bnu_soiltype_top

modis_landuse_20class_15s
Alternative High-resolution Data
modis_landuse_20class_15s_with_lakes

nlcd2006_ll_9s
Alternative High-Resolution Data
U.S. Only

updated_Iceland_LU
Modified USGS Land cover tiles over Iceland
(Includes 'landuse_30s' and 'landuse_30s_with_lakes')

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 





 

 
 


 

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