Issue
Output from the
Steps to reproduce
Output from the
em_convrad case shows a diurnal cycle of incoming solar radiation, contrary to the definition of RCE (e.g., GMD - Radiative–convective equilibrium model intercomparison project). Is this intended behaviour?Steps to reproduce
- Download WRF v4.6.0 source code (specifically, the version ported for Australian supercomputer Gadi -- GitHub - coecms/WRF at V4.6.0)
- Configure for serial mode and no nesting
- Compile for
em_convradcase - Change
test/em_convrad/namelist.inputso the run length is 1 day and domain size is 11x11, leaving other settings the same (see attached) - Run
test/em_convrad/ideal.exe - Run
test/em_convrad/wrf.exe - Inspect time series of domain averages of output variables
SWDNT(downwelling shortwave flux at top) andCOSZEN(cosine of solar zenith angle) using Python and xarray (figures attached):Python:import xarray as xr ds = xr.open_dataset("<wrf dir>/test/em_convrad/wrfout_d01_2007-06-01_00:00:00") ds["SWDNT"].mean(["south_north", "west_east"]).plot() ds["COSZEN"].mean(["south_north", "west_east"]).plot()