HOW TO FIND SF_SURFACE_MOSAIC

[blazar]

I'm using WRFV4.6.0,and I can't find SF_SURFACE_MOSAIC in my namelist.input file,and still can't find it when I checked the rsl.out.0000 file,so how to find it?if I can't find it,does this mean the SF_SURFACE_MOSAIC is set to the default value of 0?Is it that landusef does not play a role in the simulation, but lu_index dominates instead?

 

[Ming Chen]

The default option of sf_surface_mosaic is 'off'. You need to explicitly set sf_surface_mosaic = 1 if you want to turn on this option.

When this option is off, a "dominant" land-use category is used in the entire grid cell. If you turn on this option, the diverse fractional composition of land cover is accounted.

lu_index is always derived from landusef and represents the "dominant" land-use category.

Please let me know if you have more questions related to this issue.

 

[blazar]

The default option of sf_surface_mosaic is 'off'. You need to explicitly set sf_surface_mosaic = 1 if you want to turn on this option.

When this option is off, a "dominant" land-use category is used in the entire grid cell. If you turn on this option, the diverse fractional composition of land cover is accounted.

lu_index is always derived from landusef and represents the "dominant" land-use category.

Please let me know if you have more questions related to this issue.

Thanks! Finally found it in namelist.output file the default value of sf_surface_mosaic is truly zero.Thanks again for your help！