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How to use the MODIS Albedo data in the WPS

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tcsdcn

New member
Dear all,
I am new to WRF and considering using the MCD43A3 albedo data in the WPS process. In the MCD dataset, there are lots of bands I just wonder which band I should use (such as the 'Albedo_WSA_vis')? The correct way to change the albedo is to generate GEOG data like 'albedo_modis' or not? Thank u so much!
 
Hi,
You will need to read MCD43A3 data, write to files with WPS static data format, and run geogrid.exe to process the data. This could be a complicated process. Please see the documents for detailed information:
https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/docs/user_guide_v4/v4.3/users_guide_chap3.html#_Writing_Static_Data
https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/docs/user_guide_v4/v4.3/users_guide_chap3.html#_Description_of_GEOGRID.TBL
https://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/docs/user_guide_v4/v4.3/users_guide_chap3.html#_Description_of_index
 
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