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nested wrfout outputs are empty

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caterina_mogno

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Hi all,

I am trying to run a 24h test simulation over India using a 3-nested domains. WRF run and complete the simulation without errors.

But the wrfout_d02* and wrfout_d03* are created but they are all empty, while wrfout_d018 files contains all the fields as expected.

I have checked met_em files and wrfinput_d02 and wrfinput_d03 files and they seems ok.

Here the namelist I use:

&time_control
run_days = 0,
run_hours = 24,
run_minutes = 0,
run_seconds = 0,
start_year = 2010, 2010, 2010,
start_month = 04, 04, 04,
start_day = 01, 01, 01,
start_hour = 00, 00, 00,
start_minute = 00, 00, 00,
start_second = 00, 00, 00,
end_year = 2010, 2010, 2010,
end_month = 04, 04, 04,
end_day = 02, 02, 02,
end_hour = 00, 00, 00,
end_minute = 00, 00, 00,
end_second = 00, 00, 00,
interval_seconds = 21600,
input_from_file = .true., .true., .true.,
history_interval = 60, 60, 60,
history_outname = 'outputs/wrfout_d<domain>_<date>',
frames_per_outfile = 1, 1, 1,
restart = .false.,
restart_interval = 0,
io_form_history = 2,
io_form_restart = 2,
io_form_input = 2,
io_form_boundary = 2,
!auxinput5_inname = 'wrfchemi_d<domain>_<date>',
!auxinput6_inname = 'wrfbiochemi_d<domain>',
!auxinput7_inname = 'wrffirechemi_d<domain>_<date>',
!auxinput5_interval_m = 60,
!auxinput7_interval_m = 60,
!frames_per_auxinput5 = 1,
!frames_per_auxinput7 = 1,
!io_form_auxinput5 = 2,
!io_form_auxinput6 = 2,
!io_form_auxinput7 = 2,
!force_use_old_data = .true.,
debug_level = 1000,
/

&domains
time_step = 150,
time_step_fract_num = 0,
time_step_fract_den = 1,
max_dom = 3,
e_we = 110, 136, 151,
e_sn = 110, 136, 151,
e_vert = 40, 40, 40,
num_metgrid_levels = 27,
num_metgrid_soil_levels = 4,
dx = 25000, 5000, 1000,
dy = 25000, 5000, 1000,
grid_id = 1, 2, 3,
parent_id = 1, 1, 2,
i_parent_start = 1, 40, 55,
j_parent_start = 1, 40, 60,
parent_grid_ratio = 1, 5, 5,
parent_time_step_ratio = 1, 5, 5,
feedback = 0, !1
/


&physics
num_land_cat = 20,
mp_physics = 10, 10, 10,
progn = 1, 1, 1,
ra_lw_physics = 4, 4, 4,
ra_sw_physics = 4, 4, 4,
radt = 30, 30, 30,
sf_sfclay_physics = 2, 2, 2,
sf_surface_physics = 2, 2, 2,
bl_pbl_physics = 2, 2, 2,
bldt = 0, 0, 0,
cu_physics = 5, 0, 0, !turn off for res of few km.
cu_diag = 1, 0, 0,
cudt = 0, 0, 0,
ishallow = 0,
isfflx = 1,
ifsnow = 1,
icloud = 1,
surface_input_source = 1,
num_soil_layers = 4,
sf_urban_physics = 2, 2, 2,
mp_zero_out = 2,
mp_zero_out_thresh = 1.e-8,
cu_rad_feedback = .true., .false., .false.,
/


&fdda
/


&dynamics
hybrid_opt = 2,
tracer_opt = 0,
w_damping = 1,
diff_opt = 1,1,1,
diff_6th_opt = 2, 2, 2,
diff_6th_factor = 0.12, 0.12, 0.12,
km_opt = 4, 4, 4,
damp_opt = 1,
zdamp = 5000., 5000., 5000.,
dampcoef = 0.05, 0.05, 0.05,
non_hydrostatic = .true., .true., .true.,
moist_adv_opt = 2, 2, 2,
chem_adv_opt = 2, 2, 2,
tracer_adv_opt = 2, 2, 2,
scalar_adv_opt = 2,
use_baseparam_fr_nml = .true.,
/

&bdy_control
spec_bdy_width = 5,
spec_zone = 1,
relax_zone = 4,
specified = .true., .false., .false.,
nested = .false., .true., .true.,
/

&grib2
/

&namelist_quilt
nio_tasks_per_group = 0,
nio_groups = 1,
/


&chem
kemit = 1,
chem_opt = 0, 0, 0,
bioemdt = 30,
photdt = 30.,
chemdt = 0,
io_style_emissions = 2,
emiss_inpt_opt = 102,
emiss_opt = 10,
chem_in_opt = 0,
phot_opt = 1,
gas_drydep_opt = 1,
aer_drydep_opt = 1,
bio_emiss_opt = 3,
gas_bc_opt = 1,
gas_ic_opt = 1,
aer_bc_opt = 1,
aer_ic_opt = 1,
gaschem_onoff = 1,
aerchem_onoff = 1,
wetscav_onoff = 0, ! =1 when chemsitry on.
cldchem_onoff = 0,
vertmix_onoff = 1,
chem_conv_tr = 1,
conv_tr_wetscav = 1,
conv_tr_aqchem = 0,
seas_opt = 2,
dust_opt = 3,
dmsemis_opt = 1, !if 1,need data from prep-chem-src?
biomass_burn_opt = 2, ! was =3, but the correct one is 2.
plumerisefire_frq = 180,
scale_fire_emiss = .true.,
aer_ra_feedback = 0, ! =1 when chemsitry on.
ne_area = 364,
opt_pars_out = 1,
!n2o5_hetchem = 1, !commented when chemistry off.
have_bcs_chem = .true.,
have_bcs_upper = .false.,
/


What might be the issue?

Thanks in advance for help!

Caterina
 
Caterina

I guess you are running WRF-CHEM, is this correct? If so, please post your question to wrf-chem forum.
If you are running WRF-ARW, please let me know which version of WRF you ran.
 
Hi Ming Chen,

thanks for your reply.

Yes I am running WRF-Chem, but I am currently testing the nested domains only with meteorology without chemistry (chem_opt=0).

I am using version 4.0.2

Thanks for help!

Caterina
 
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