11.6 Global Variable-Resolution Tests Results from MPAS Using            WRF-NRCM Physics

Skamarock, William, L. Fowler, J. Klemp, M. Duda and S.-H. Park; National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado

We will present results from the nonhydrostatic atmospheric global Voronoi (hexagonal) mesh model MPAS (Model for Prediction Across Scales) using the WRF-NRCM physics and variable resolution meshes.  The results show that the variable resolution MPAS meshes produce clean forecasts in these preliminary NWP forecasts.