Bogus Vortex Scheme

[lshumpert]

Hello All,
I am having trouble implementing the bogus vortex scheme. I am using WRFV4.5.2 on Hurricane Florence (2018) simulated from 9/12_12Z to 9/18_12Z.
In the namelist we have :
&tc
remove_storm = .true.
insert_bogus_storm = .false.
num_storm = 1
! Florence best track location at 2018-09-12 12 UTC
latc_loc = 29.4
!27.0,
lonc_loc = 292.7,
! lonc_loc = -70.7
!-67.2,
! not used for removal, but required
vmax_meters_per_second = 41.5
rmax = 0.0
rankine_lid = 0.0

After running it through a serial compilated WRF version we get the aux_input file but too many important variables such as are corrupt.
We also get this as an error message :
Using sfcprs to compute psfc
-------------- FATAL CALLED ---------------
FATAL CALLED FROM FILE: <stdin> LINE: 6825
Could not find level above ground
-------------------------------------------
MPICH ERROR [Rank 0] [job id 6841da83-e50b-4e1e-b43a-2287df7bdf80] [Wed Oct 22 16:48:09 2025] [dec0122] - Abort(1) (rank 0 in comm 0): application called MPI_Abort(MPI_COMM_WORLD, 1) - process 0

aborting job:
application called MPI_Abort(MPI_COMM_WORLD, 1) - process 0

If anyone has advice on how to successfully run the bogus vortex scheme your help is greatly appreciated.

TYIA
Lela S

 

[kwerner]

HI Lela,
Many apologies for the delay in response. If you're still experiencing this issue, see this FAQ. Although the FAQ mentions a segmentation fault, which is different than what you're seeing, I believe the solution may be the same.

 

[bgdaniels]

I was told by a professor that TC.exe does not work with newer versions of WRF. I could not get it to work with WRF 4.6, so you may have to try an earlier version of WRF.