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PostWRF

DOI

Visualization and postprocessing of the WRF and ERA5 data

Plot the WRF and ERA5 data, in the same simple way as you run the WRF model!

PostWRF is a bunch of interactive tools, written in NCL and Bash scripts, to visualize and post-process the WRF model outputs (as well as ERA5 and RTTOV data, to some extent).

PostWRF is useful for both the expert and less-experienced users. Students can plot the WRF and ERA5 outputs whithout struggling with coding and syntax errors. Expert users can also carry out common postprocessing tasks in a simple and straightforward way.

Main capabilities:

  • WRF Data extraction
  • WRF horizontal contour plot
  • WRF cross-section plot
  • WRF statistical diagrams
  • RTTOV input (from WRF) and output data generation
  • WRF data conversion to Geotiff
  • WRF Skew-T and windrose diagrams
  • ERA5 horizontal contour plot
  • ERA5 data extraction

Sample visualizations and postprocessing

github_postwrf

Installation:

Install NCL on a Linux machine (e.g. Fedora):

sudo dnf install ncl

That's it! Enough for most of the PostWRF's capabilities!

Run PostWRF:

  1. git clone [email protected]:anikfal/PostWRF.git
  2. cd PostWRF
  3. chmod +x postwrf.sh modules/*.sh modules_era/*.sh
  4. Copy or link your WRF or ERA5 files in the PostWRF directory
  5. ./postwrf.sh
  6. Follow the instructions and give relevant information to visualize/postprocess your data

HTML Documentations:

Documentations with practical examples: https://postwrf.readthedocs.io/en/master

YouTube Training Videos:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL93HaRiv5QkCOWQ4E_Oeszi9DBOYrdNXD

Paper:

For more detailed information about the backend structure of the software, please read https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105591

If you find PostWRF helpful, please kindly cite it in your works.