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WRFDA tutorial for version > 4

kniezgoda

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Hi everyone,

I am trying to get my hands on a test case for WRFDA so I can validate my setup against trusted verified results. I've found numerous tutorials and user guides, but the most recent route I've been following is this WRFDA user guide that (eventually) leads to this test data set site. Unfortunately, the data in the test set were made with/for WRF version 3.9, but I am using WRF version 4.x. These data include output from real.exe, i.e. the wrfinput and wrfbdy files. When you try to run wrf.exe version 4.x with wrfinput and wrfbdy files from real version 3.9, you get a failure.

For reasons unimportant to this forum post, I can't downgrade my WRF version to < 4. Does anyone know of a tutorial and/or test data set that was created by/for WRF(DA) 4.x?

Thank you,
Kyle
 
Hello,
I faced this same problem, and I also didn't find data to test with version 4.X, so I think we should try to apply it to some particular test.
 
Hi Melissa,

Thanks for the response. I've been following the same approach - going through the tutorial I linked in my first post and recreating the needed data from real with WRF v 4.x. Unfortunately I'm sure there will be differences in the output, given that I am using a different version. This will make comparing results potentially less useful. But yes, I think this is the best course of action.

Thanks again,
Kyle
 
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