INTERPF Tutorial : Run
First edit the namelist.input
file
- It is already set up to run the SOC case, except for the
input file location.
- It is already set up to run the SOC case, except for the input
file location. Other highlighted namelist variables are the
typical ones you need to modify when you work on a different
case.
- For a complete description of the namelist variables, please
see Chapter
7 of the Tutorial Notes.
Once you've changed it, type the following to run:
interpf >& log
If you are successful, you should find these additional files
generated in the directory:
-rw-r--r-- 1
mesouser users 1825164 Jan 7 08:13 BDYOUT_DOMAIN1
-rw-r--r-- 1 mesouser users 170936 Jan 7 08:13
LOWBDY_DOMAIN1
-rw-r--r-- 1 mesouser users 2889044 Jan 7 08:13 MMINPUT_DOMAIN1
-rw-r--r-- 1 mesouser users 5835
Jan 7 08:13 log
- MMINPUT_DOMAIN1 is the binary initial condition file for
MM5, and it contains 3-D wind, temperature, mixing ratio, vertical
motion and perturbation pressure fields on model sigma levels.
- BDYOUT_DOMAIN1 is the binary lateral boundary condition file
that contains rows and columns of fields in the MMINPUT_DOMAIN1
file in the boundary zone.
- LOWBDY_DOMAIN1 is the lower boundary condition file that contains
either daily means of, or time-varying, ground temperature and
sea-surface temperature, and (optionally) sea-ice and snow cover
fields.
- The log
file contains all print statements generated by INTERPF, and
again if anything goes wrong, this is the first place to look
for clues. Near the end of the log file, you should see the
following line if the job is finished correctly:
-------------------------------------------------
FINISHED INTERPF FOR DOMAIN ID
#1
-------------------------------------------------
STOP 99999
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There is no plot file generated from INTERPF.
To check whether your input files are correct (MMINPUT_DOMAIN1/LOWBDY_DOMAIN1),
you can run RIP / GRAPH
if you have NCAR Graphics on your machine, or the MM5toGrADS
converter if you have GrADS on your machine.
You cannot plot the data in the BDYOUT_DOMAIN1 file.
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If everything checks out, then your attempt to run INTERPF should
be a successful one. You are now ready to run the MM5
model.
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