Real Output Files

What is contained in the real.exe output files?

wrfinput_d0x

3D initial time data interpolated onto model Eta vertical levels.
A wrfinput_d0x file will be created for each domain for which input_from_file, is set to .true (in namelist.input).

Check the contents of the files. For netCDF files, two good tools are:

a. The ncdump utility.
b. The ncview utility.

wrfbdy_d01

This file contains boundary conditions for each forecast time (except the last), AS WELL AS tendencies to get to the next time. Therefore at time n-1 we have all the necessary information to get to time n, thus extra information at time n is not needed.

Boundary information is stored separately for the N/S/E and W boundaries.

For netCDF boundary files, you can view the content of the files with the ncdump utility.

You can view the files with the ncview utility, but this will not give much useful information, as only the information on the boundaries is displayed.

A wrfbdy file will never be created for nested domains (i.e., wrfbdy_d02, etc.), as nests will always get their boundary conditions from their parent domain.

 

wrflowinp_d0x

Only created if auxinput4 parameters are set in the namelist.input file (see example)
Contains SST, VEGFRA, ALBBCK and SEAICE (if available) for each input time.
A wrflowinp_d0x file will be created for each domain.

Check the contents of the files. For netCDF files, two good tools are:

a. The ncdump utility.
b. The ncview utility.