Brazil

"Calibration" Cases

 Case

 30 km

208x218

 10 km

156x165

 5 km

130 x110

 1.6 km

 Additional

Info

 961213

 A grid

C grid

D grid

E grid
  

 961215

 A grid

C grid

D grid

E grid
  

 970102

 A grid

C grid

D grid

E grid  
  

 970107

 A grid

C grid

D grid  

 E grid 
  

 970215

 A grid

 C grid

  D grid

  E grid
  

 970218

 A grid

 C grid

  D grid

  E grid
  

 970221

A grid

 C grid

  D grid

  E grid
  

 970705

 A grid

C grid

D grid  

E grid  
  

 970709

 A grid

C grid

 D grid 

E grid  
  

 970822

 A grid

C grid

D grid

E grid
  

 970824

 A grid

C grid

D grid

E grid
  

30-Day sample

 

970215 Experiments-Full Grid

These experiments were run on the 208x218x25 "A" grid with TKE PBL, level 0 microphysics
and T diffusion with MASS 5.14.1 or MASS 5.14.2 as noted All of these simulations were initialized at 00 UTC 15 Feb 1997.

 Designation

 Attributes

 Notes

 B1
  Kain-Fritsch (with error)  MASS 5.14.1

 B2
  Kuo-MESO  MASS 5.14.1

 B3
  None convective scheme  MASS 5.14.1

 B4
  Grell  MASS 5.14.1

 B5
  No moisture physics  MASS 5.14.1

 B6
  Kain-Fritsch (new)  MASS5.14.2

 C1
  Kain Fritsch (same as B1)  Uniform soil moisture (0.25)

Reanalysis fields for 00 UTC 16 February 1997 interpolated to MASS grid

970215 Experiments-Equatorial Grid

These experiments were run on the 150x109x25 grid with TKE PBL, level 0 microphysics
and T diffusion with MASS 5.14.2 . All of these simulations were initialized at 00 UTC 15 Feb 1997.

 Designation

 Attributes

 Notes

 AA1
  Kain-Fritsch (new)  MASS 5.14.2

 AA2
  KF/50 mb top  MASS 5.14.2

 AA3
    

 AA4
    

 AA5
    

 AA6
    

 AA7
    

Reanalysis fields for 00 UTC 16 February 1997 interpolated to MASS grid

 

Grid Specifications: Brazil Region

 Grid Description
  Info

 Terrain

 Land Use

 NDVI
 MASS 30 km

 A
  Terrain Elevation  Global Ecosystems  
 MASS 30 km (Eq)  AA  Terrain Elevation  Global Ecosystems  
 MASS 15 km

C
  Terrain Elevation  Global Ecosystems  
 MASS 5 km

 D
  Terrain Elevation  Global Ecosystems  
 MASS 1.6 km

 E
  Terrain Elevation  Global Ecosystems