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Mesoscale Circulation Modeling Visualizations
A stand alone explicit convection ZETAC model simulation was done for
the globe with an astonishing averaged grid resolution of about 10-12 km.
To compare the resolution of these cases with present GMCM's
(Global Mesoscale Circulation Models), it's better
than an N770 or a spectral T1400. This 24 hour high-resolution experiment (TERRA HRG_a) is
visualized below, in addition to lower resolution experiments that have
been simulated for up to 80 days total (TERRA HRG_00).
Limited region experiments applicable
to Pacific Storm Tracking are also presented below.
To learn more, read about the
science behind the visualizations.
| TERRA HRG_a | |
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Small PNG (1.5 Mb)
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| TERRA HRG_00 | Pacific Storm Track |
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1 Degree AVI (3.2 Mb)
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Image Above PDF (24 Mb)
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| Computing Environment | |
| Data Size: | Up to 88.4 Gb |
| Computer: | Up to 504 CPUs (600 MHz MIPS R14000) |
| Runtime: | Up to 5.3 days |
| Domain | |
| Horizontal Grid Size: | Up to 2888 |
| Vertical Grid Size: | Up to 1400 |
| Levels: | 56 |
| Project | |
| Scientists: | Isidoro Orlanski Steve Garner Christopher Kerr |
| Group Info: | Mesoscale Dynamics |
| Date Created: | July 2003 |
| Visualization | |
| Personnel: | Remik Ziemlinski |
| Software: | IRIS Explorer 5 (Rendering) MainActor (Animation) Ferret 5.5x (Data Processing) NetCDF (Data Formatting) |