EMD-WRF Middle East
EMD-WRF Middle East is a high resolution mesoscale dataset modelled and provided by EMD International A/S. The data set covers mainland Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, parts of Georgia, Cyprys, Jordan, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon and North-East Egypt.
Note: This data-set requires an additional license (see below).
Dataset Description
The mesoscale model is run at a spatial resolution of 0.029°x0.029°, approximately 3x3 km, and with hourly temporal resolution. ERA Interim data from ECMWF (http://www.ecmwf.int) are the global boundary data. The timespan of the data is back to 1994 up until latest available boundary data (see below on Release Schedule). Data access is via WindPRO’s user friendly interface to on-line data and payment of an annual subscription fee.
Release Schedule
Data are updated monthly with an approximate 3 months delay defined by ERA Interims availability. Before contacting support because of delays in the release schedule, please check ERA interims availability on the ERA availability page. EMD-WRF Middle East data cannot be computed before ERA interim data is available.
When downloading the most recent data, please note that the last day of the last month will be missing until the next month is added. This is because in order to compute a full day of data, the 24:00h (or 0:00 of following day) time stamp is required, but the last time stamp of a month in ERA interim data is 18:00 h.
Required modules/licenses
To access the EMD-WRF Middle East mesoscale data the following licenses/modules are required in your WindPRO setup:
- Basis
- METEO
- EMD-WRF Middle East
When the license fee is paid, then you have access to the full data-set without further cost. The cost is available from the price-list on the EMD-homepage. Downloading of data is unrestricted for licenced users, however a "fair use" policy applies. Unlicenced users may download three months of data from any point, however multiple downloads are not allowed from the same point.
Model Domain
The model domain for EMD-WRF Middle East is shown in the figure below.
Dataset Parameters
A large quantity of useful parameters are available directly in WindPRO to aid your analysis. The different parameters in the EMD-WRF Middle East dataset that are available from within WindPRO are shown in the table below.
| Parameter | Unit | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| time | UTC time stamp | ||
| psfc | hPa | Pressure at site | Instantaneous |
| msl | hPa | Pressure at mean sea level | Instantaneous |
| wSpeed.x | m/s | Wind speeds at different physical levels (x). Heights (x): 10m, 25m, 50m, 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m |
Instantaneous |
| wDir.x | deg | Wind speeds at different physical levels (x). Heights (x): 10m, 25m, 50m, 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m |
Instantaneous |
| wSpeed.0-30mb | m/s | Wind speeds at pressure level 0-30mb. | Instantaneous |
| wDir.0-30mb | deg | Wind speeds at pressure levels 0-30mb. | Instantaneous |
| wSpeed.850hpa | m/s | Wind speeds at pressure level 850hPa. | Instantaneous |
| wDir.850hpa | deg | Wind speeds at pressure levels 850hPa. | Instantaneous |
| temperature.x | celcius | Temperatures at different heights (x) Heights (x): 2m and 100m |
Instantaneous |
| waterTemp | celcius | Water temperature | Instantaneous |
| soilTemp.0-10cm | celcius | The temperature in the upper 10 cm of the soil | Instantaneous |
| relHumidity.2 | % | Relative humidity in height 2m above ground level | Instantaneous |
| snowDepth | m | Show depth (if present) | Instantaneous |
| vis.s | m | Visibility at surface | Instantaneous |
| sensHeatFlux.s | w/m2 | Sensible Heat Flux at surface | Instantaneous |
| totPrecip.s | kg/m^2/s | Total Precipitation at surface | 1h Average |
| downShortWaveFlux.s | w/m2 | Downward shortwave irradiance at surface | 1h Average |
| totalCloudCover.a | % | Total cloud cover in atmosphere | 1h Average |
| convCloudCover.a | % | Convective cloud cover in atmosphere | 1h Average |
| Data below this line are not shown in a default import of EMD-WRF Middle East data, but can be made available by clicking on the "+" button in the lower left corner of the import table. | |||
| 4LFTX | K | N/A | |
| rmol | 1/m | Reverse Monin-Obukhov-Length [1] | |
| znt | m | Rougnhess length | |
| sqrtTKE.x | m/s | Wind speed given as standard deviation in m/s. Derived from the turbulent kinetic energy (TKE). Results available in different physical levels. Heights (x): 10m, 25m, 50m, 75m, 100m, 150m, 200m |
Instantaneous |
| cloudWater.100 </ref>[2] | kg/kg | Parameter intended for estimating probability of icing. | Instantaneous |
| cloudIce.100 </ref>[2] | kg/m^2 | Parameter intended for estimating probability of icing. | Instantaneous |
Footnotes
- ↑ It is still being investigated whether this reverse Monin-Obukhov-Length can be used for stability clasification.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 cloudWater and cloudIcing values are extracted directly from the WRF meso-scale model and are normal output parameters of the same run as the other parameters (wind, temperature etc.). They are controlled by the WRF microphysics scheme for which Ferrier was used. For further information, please access the numerous internet resources about WRF use. EMD has not done any validation on the parameters, so they are provided as is.