MPAS moisture tracking?

[hzanganeh]

Hello All,

I am trying to determine whether MPAS-Atmosphere currently has any capability for water vapor tracing or tagging (e.g., tracking moisture from different source regions or processes).
Specifically, I am interested in:

1. Whether MPAS has a built-in or community-developed water vapor tracer / moisture tagging framework.
2. If not, whether there are recommended approaches for implementing moisture source tracking within MPAS.

Thank you for your help.


Best regards,
Hadi Zanganeh Kia

 

[Ming Chen]

Hi Hadi,

As far as I know, MPAS doesn't have the capability to track water vapor. I am not sure whether a passive tracer can be helpful for your case. Please take a look at the document here, which describes in detail how to add tracers to MPAS simulation. Hope it is helpful for you.