Vertical profiles from MPAS 8.0.1

[mantovanijr]

Hi everyone.

I am trying to plot some vertical profiles from MPAS 8.0.1 history output files. I am using the variables qv (vapor mixing ratio), theta (potential temperature), and u (horizontal velocity), w (vertical velocity). However, only the vertical velocity (w variable) is in function of geometric height, why?

Other question is: the theta profile looks wrong, not? 800 Kelvin on level 55? Model is defined with 55 vertical levels with model top at 30 km.

Look the plot below:

 

[Ming Chen]

The profiles of qv and theta look reasonable. The other two plots (i.e., u and v) , are they for uReconstructZonal and uReconstructMeridional?

 

[mantovanijr]

The profiles of qv and theta look reasonable. The other two plots (i.e., u and v) , are they for uReconstructZonal and uReconstructMeridional?

Ok. The other two plots u and v are, respectively, the variables u and w from history output. I will try those two which you indicates.

 

[mgduda]

If you would like the geometric heights for variables defined at vertical layer midpoints (theta, qv, uReconstruct{Zonal, Meridional}, etc.), you can just average the geometric heights of the layer interfaces provided by the 'zgrid' array.

 

[mantovanijr]

If you would like the geometric heights for variables defined at vertical layer midpoints (theta, qv, uReconstruct{Zonal, Meridional}, etc.), you can just average the geometric heights of the layer interfaces provided by the 'zgrid' array.

Thank you. I will try it.