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[[File:WRF_GC_Structure_20200323.png|200px|thumb|left|Architectural overview of the WRF-GC model (v1.0). The WRF-GC Coupler (all parts shown in red) includes interfaces to the two parent models, as well as the state conversion and state management modules. The parent models (shown in grey) are standard codes downloaded from their sources, without any modifications. From Lin et al. (2020).]]  
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Revision as of 02:13, 1 July 2020

Introduction

WRF-GC is a new, online coupled model based on the the regional meteorology model, WRF, and the chemical transport model, GEOS-Chem. The coupling structure is designed to be easy to use, massively parallel, and ready for the future. In particular, we aim to allow either one of the two parent models to be updated independently. This allows WRF-GC to take full advantage of the updates in WRF and GEOS-Chem, respectively, and stay state-of-the-science.


Architectural overview of the WRF-GC model (v1.0). The WRF-GC Coupler (all parts shown in red) includes interfaces to the two parent models, as well as the state conversion and state management modules. The parent models (shown in grey) are standard codes downloaded from their sources, without any modifications. From Lin et al. (2020).


The development of WRF-GC was led by Haipeng LIN, Xu FENG, and Tzung-May FU. In addition, the GEOS-Chem Support Team provided valuable assistance in updating the GEOS-Chem code to accommodate the coupling.


An alpha version of WRF-GC (version 0.1) was released on January 4, 2019. This is intended to be a test version for interested users to get their hands dirty with WRF-GC and provide feedback to the development team. A beta release is planned for May 2019.


A few notes about the alpha version:

  • So far, the coupling between WRF and GEOS-Chem is one-way only, i.e., there is no feedback from GEOS-Chem to WRF. We are working on a two-way coupled version, which is near-mature and will be released in 2020.
  • The nested domain capability of WRF is not yet supported. This is a high-priority item that we hope to resolve in 2020.


If you are interested in downloading WRF-GC and and giving it a spin, please send us an email (fuzm AT sustech DOT edu DOT cn) and tell us your name, affiliation, and intended general application. We will add you to a mailing list and keep you updated on new version releases.


Getting started

Model description paper of WRF-GC. Submitted to Geoscientific Model Development and currently under open discussion.

Overview of the WRF-GC as of May 2019

Downloading WRF-GC

Installing WRF-GC

Running WRF-GC

Analyzing WRF-GC outputs


The 9th International GEOS-Chem Meeting (IGC9)

Overview of the WRF-GC as of May 2019

Slides for the WRF-GC model clinic This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to run WRF-GC

Starter kit for use in the WRF-GC model clinic This is a package of an example simulation using WRF-GC to be used with the tutorial above.


Contact us

If you encounter any problems running WRF-GC or have suggestions for model improvements, please email us (fuzm AT sustech DOT edu DOT cn).