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Table of contents

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