WRF-CHEM

Installation

Environment setting for running WRF-Chem in Kratos (WRF-Chem v4.0)

1. refer to /network/rit/lab/lulab/share_lib/bash_profile_clin (WRF-Chem section)
2. Cp /network/rit/lab/lulab/share_lib/WRF/HLC.TBL to your WRF run directory (e.g. /WRF/test/em_real/)
3. Configure (Linux x86_64 options )

• WRF configuring: 15 (./configure (-D (for debug)))
• WPS configuring: 19

4. Compile WRF

• salloc -p kratos -N1 (-w kratos-10)
• srun ./compile em_real > log.compile (2>&1 &)
• exit (Releasing Resources)

Reference

1. WRF downloads https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/downloads.html , https://github.com/wrf-model
2. Latest WRF updates https://github.com/wrf-model/WRF/releases
3. WRF online tutorial (environment) https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/OnLineTutorial/compilation_tutorial.php#STEP4
4. WRF online tutorial (install and practice) https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/OnLineTutorial/Compile/arw_compile3.php
5. Best practice of namelist.input (WRF) https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/namelist_best_prac_wrf.html
6. Best practice of namelist.wps (WPS) https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/namelist_best_prac_wps.html
7. ASRC wiki https://wiki.albany.edu/display/asrc/%27Kratos%27+cluster
8. ASRC IT support http://support.asrc.albany.edu/

Steps for WRF-Chem Run

Run WPS

1. Prepare MET IC/BC Input:

• GFS: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/model-data/model-datasets/global-forcast-system-gfs ,
• NAM: https://rda.ucar.edu/datasets/ds609.0/

2. Run geogrid

• Edit the configuration file “namelist.wps”
• Check domain: ncl util/plotgrids_new.ncl
• Run geogrid.exe