whether dfi_control in namelist.input is needed for long-term simulation

[lslrsgis]

Dear WRF community,

I am wondering whether dfi_control in namelist.input is needed for long-term simulation (longer than one year)?

LSL

&dfi_control
dfi_opt = 0
dfi_nfilter = 7
dfi_write_filtered_input = .false.
dfi_write_dfi_history = .false.
dfi_cutoff_seconds = 3600
dfi_time_dim = 1000
dfi_bckstop_year = 2014
dfi_bckstop_month = 12
dfi_bckstop_day = 01
dfi_bckstop_hour = 23
dfi_bckstop_minute = 00
dfi_bckstop_second = 00
dfi_fwdstop_year = 2016
dfi_fwdstop_month = 01
dfi_fwdstop_day = 30
dfi_fwdstop_hour = 18
dfi_fwdstop_minute = 30
dfi_fwdstop_second = 00
/

 

[kwerner]

Hi,
No, DFI is typically only used for short-range runs.

 

[lslrsgis]

Thanks.