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WRFOUT Files not created

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chmarshall14

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I am running a vortex-following simulation of Katrina. The computing cluster I am using says that the job is completed successfully, and the rsl.out.0000 says:

Timing for main: time 2005-08-28_11:58:00 on domain 1: 29.70368 elapsed seconds
Timing for main: time 2005-08-28_11:58:40 on domain 2: 7.00650 elapsed seconds
Timing for main: time 2005-08-28_11:59:20 on domain 2: 6.77923 elapsed seconds
Timing for main: time 2005-08-28_12:00:00 on domain 2: 6.96267 elapsed seconds
Timing for Writing wrfout_d02_2005-08-28_12:00:00 for domain 2: 7.97833 elapsed seconds
Timing for main: time 2005-08-28_12:00:00 on domain 1: 40.43285 elapsed seconds
Timing for Writing wrfout_d01_2005-08-28_12:00:00 for domain 1: 5.53395 elapsed seconds
Timing for Writing restart for domain 1: 14.42342 elapsed seconds
Timing for Writing restart for domain 2: 16.82119 elapsed seconds
wrf: SUCCESS COMPLETE WRF

However, I cannot find any wrfout files. Could they have been written under a different name or in a folder other than the one from which I ran wrf.exe? Thank you for any help!
 
Hi,

I am sorry for the delay--the problem resolved itself but now has reappeared. Here is the namelist, thank you for any help!

&time_control
run_days = 0,
run_hours = 1,
run_minutes = 0,
run_seconds = 0,
start_year = 2005, 2005, 2000,
start_month = 09, 09, 01,
start_day = 21, 21, 24,
start_hour = 04, 04, 12,
end_year = 2005, 2005, 2000,
end_month = 09, 09, 01,
end_day = 21, 21, 25,
end_hour = 05, 05, 12,
interval_seconds = 3600
input_from_file = .true.,.true.,.true.,
history_interval = 60, 60, 60,
frames_per_outfile = 1000, 1000, 1000,
restart = .false.,
restart_interval = 720,
io_form_history = 2
io_form_restart = 2
io_form_input = 2
io_form_boundary = 2
history_outname = '/scratch/cm5515/wrf-4.0/WRF/main/hist_d<domain>',
/

&domains
time_step = 120,
time_step_fract_num = 0,
time_step_fract_den = 1,
max_dom = 1,
s_we = 1, 1,
e_we = 98, 118, 94,
s_sn = 1, 1,
e_sn = 70, 103, 91,
e_vert = 33, 33, 30,
p_top_requested = 5000,
num_metgrid_levels = 73,
num_metgrid_soil_levels = 4,
dx = 30000, 10000, 3333.33,
dy = 30000, 10000, 3333.33,
grid_id = 1, 2, 3,
parent_id = 0, 1, 2,
i_parent_start = 1, 35, 30,
j_parent_start = 1, 23, 30,
parent_grid_ratio = 1, 3, 3,
parent_time_step_ratio = 1, 3, 3,
feedback = 1,
smooth_option = 0,
sfcp_to_sfcp = .false.,
/

&physics
physics_suite = 'CONUS'
mp_physics = -1, -1, -1,
cu_physics = -1, -1, 0,
ra_lw_physics = -1, -1, -1,
ra_sw_physics = -1, -1, -1,
bl_pbl_physics = -1, -1, -1,
sf_sfclay_physics = -1, -1, -1,
sf_surface_physics = -1, -1, -1,
radt = 30, 30, 30,
bldt = 0, 0, 0,
cudt = 5, 5, 5,
icloud = 1,
num_land_cat = 21,
sf_urban_physics = 0, 0, 0,
/

&fdda
/

&dynamics
hybrid_opt = 2,
w_damping = 0,
diff_opt = 1, 1, 1,
km_opt = 4, 4, 4,
diff_6th_opt = 0, 0, 0,
diff_6th_factor = 0.12, 0.12, 0.12,
base_temp = 290.
damp_opt = 3,
zdamp = 5000., 5000., 5000.,
dampcoef = 0.2, 0.2, 0.2
khdif = 0, 0, 0,
kvdif = 0, 0, 0,
non_hydrostatic = .true., .true., .true.,
moist_adv_opt = 1, 1, 1,
scalar_adv_opt = 1, 1, 1,
gwd_opt = 1,
/

&bdy_control
spec_bdy_width = 5,
specified = .true.
/

&grib2
/

&namelist_quilt
nio_tasks_per_group = 0,
nio_groups = 1,
/
 
Hi,
In your namelist, you have this line set:
Code:
history_outname = '/scratch/cm5515/wrf-4.0/WRF/main/hist_d<domain>',
so that path is where your files should be writing out. Did you check there?
 
Hi,

Yes, there is a “hist_d01” file there but no file called “wrfout”. The history outfile seems totally normal.

Thanks!
 
Hi,
In that line from your namelist, you are asking the files to be called "hist_d<domain>." So there won't be any called wrfout*.
 
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