AEW hindcast using the Model for Prediction Across Scales-Atmosphere (MPAS-A) version 7.1

The dataset includes post-processed model outputs from global simulations using the MPAS-A version 7.1. The model was initialized using both ECMWF Integrated Forecast System (IFS) and NCEP Global Forecast System (GFS) on September 8, 2006 and integrated for 5 days and 6 hours to hindcast the evolution and tropical cyclogenesis of the African easterly wave that became Hurricane Helene in 2006. The dataset can be used to study this specific AEW case and other easterly waves and tropical systems that were active during this time (e.g., Pacific easterly waves active during the same time) as the model was run globally. Although the model produces 15-km horizontal grid outputs, the post-processed outputs available here were interpolated to a 0.25-degree by 0.25-degree latitude-by-longitude grid and 27 isobaric levels (in the vertical). More details of the data and analysis are published in the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES): https://doi.org/10.1029/2022MS003181. The namelist files to run the model as well as a README file are also included in this repository.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5065/t224-6s94

Temporal Range

2006-09-08 12:00:00 to 2006-09-13 18:00:00

Temporal Resolution

1.0 hour

Spatial Resolution

0.25 degreesLatitude
0.25 degreesLongitude

Related Links

African Easterly Wave Evolution and Tropical Cyclogenesis in a Pre-Helene (2006) Hindcast Using the Model for Prediction Across Scales-Atmosphere (MPAS-A)

GCMD Science Keywords

• Atmosphere > Weather Events > Rain Storms
• Atmosphere > Weather Events > Tropical Cyclones > Tropical Depression Motion
• Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Extreme Weather
• Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Extreme Weather > Extreme Precipitation
• Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Extreme Weather > Monsoon Onset/Intensity
• Models > Atmospheric General Circulation Models
• Models > Weather Research/Forecast Models

File Media Types

• application/x-hdf
• text/plain

Support Contact

Kelly M. Núñez Ocasio
UCAR/NCAR - Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Laboratory
knocasio@ucar.edu

Data Curator

GDEX Curator
UCAR/NCAR - GDEX
gdex@ucar.edu

Credit

Funding for this project came from the NCAR Advanced Study Program (ASP).

Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Version History

1.0