Hello WRF-CHEM community,
I have been trying to embed satellite aerosol data into WRF for simulating microphysical processes with real data. So far I have learned:
1. Microphysical schemes either have a built in or a prognostic algorithm for calculating CCN. They have default aerosol concentrations as well.
2. If I am using Thompson aerosol scheme, there is a QNIFA_QNWFA file available on the internet that can feed aerosol into the scheme.
My problem is:
1. The QNIFA_QNWFA.dat file is in binary format , and I do not understand how to match aerosol data with it. A fellow administrator in this forum has mentioned that the file has the same format as intermediate file in WPS, which I believe will be a very complex process to convert into. I also don't exactly know how.
2. Is there a way to embed said aerosol concentration values into WRF/ WRF microphysics schemes (like Morrision = 10, Lambert = 9)? Can anybody guide me with materials or any kind of clue as to how it could be done?
Thank you in advance!
I have been trying to embed satellite aerosol data into WRF for simulating microphysical processes with real data. So far I have learned:
1. Microphysical schemes either have a built in or a prognostic algorithm for calculating CCN. They have default aerosol concentrations as well.
2. If I am using Thompson aerosol scheme, there is a QNIFA_QNWFA file available on the internet that can feed aerosol into the scheme.
My problem is:
1. The QNIFA_QNWFA.dat file is in binary format , and I do not understand how to match aerosol data with it. A fellow administrator in this forum has mentioned that the file has the same format as intermediate file in WPS, which I believe will be a very complex process to convert into. I also don't exactly know how.
2. Is there a way to embed said aerosol concentration values into WRF/ WRF microphysics schemes (like Morrision = 10, Lambert = 9)? Can anybody guide me with materials or any kind of clue as to how it could be done?
Thank you in advance!