Chapter 4: Terrain
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Topics of Discussion
Overview of TERRAIN (page 4-3,4)
Overview of TERRAIN (cont)
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Input Data (pages 4-4 – 4-15)
Input Data (cont)
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Defining mesoscale domains (pages 4-16 – 4-18)
Defining mesoscale domains (cont)
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Interpolation (pages 4-19 – 4-21)
Interpolation (cont)
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Adjustment (pages 4-22, 4-23)
Adjustment (cont)
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Fudging Functions (pages 4-23, 4-24)
Fudging Functions (cont)
Output (pages 4-27 – 4-28)
Output (cont)
Some considerations on domain configuration
Some considerations on domain configuration (example 1)
Some considerations on domain configuration (example 2)
Some considerations on domain configuration (example 3)
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How to run TERRAIN
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
What does the job deck do?
Terrain output files
What to check if the job fails?
Common Errors:
Miscellaneous topics
Author: Cindy Bruyere
E-mail: bruyerec@ucar.edu