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WRF ARW User's Guide - MMM - UCAR

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<strong>WRF</strong>-VAR<br />

&wrfvar7<br />

cv_options 5 3: NCEP Background Error model<br />

5: NCAR Background Error model (default)<br />

as1(3) -1.0 tuning factors for variance, horizontal and vertical<br />

scales for control variable 1 = stream function. For<br />

cv_options=3 only. The actual default values are<br />

0.25, 1.0, 1.5.<br />

as2(3) -1.0 tuning factors for variance, horizontal and vertical<br />

scales for control variable 2 - unbalanced potential<br />

velocity. For cv_options=3 only. The actual default<br />

values are 0.25, 1.0, 1.5.<br />

as3(3) -1.0 tuning factors for variance, horizontal and vertical<br />

scales for control variable 3 - unbalanced temperature.<br />

For cv_options=3 only. The actual default<br />

values are 0.25, 1.0, 1.5.<br />

as4(3) -1.0 tuning factors for variance, horizontal and vertical<br />

scales for control variable 4 - pseudo relative humidity.<br />

For cv_options=3 only. The actual default<br />

values are 0.25, 1.0, 1.5.<br />

as5(3) -1.0 tuning factors for variance, horizontal and vertical<br />

scales for control variable 5 - unbalanced surface<br />

pressure. For cv_options=3 only. The actual default<br />

values are 0.25, 1.0, 1.5.<br />

rf_passes 6 number of passes of recursive filter.<br />

var_scaling1 1.0 tuning factor of background error covariance for<br />

control variable 1 - stream function. For<br />

cv_options=5 only.<br />

var_scaling2 1.0 tuning factor of background error covariance for<br />

control variable 2 - unbalanced velocity potential.<br />

For cv_options=5 only.<br />

var_scaling3 1.0 tuning factor of background error covariance for<br />

control variable 3 - unbalanced temperature. For<br />

cv_options=5 only.<br />

var_scaling4 1.0 tuning factor of background error covariance for<br />

control variable 4 - pseudo relative humidity. For<br />

cv_options=5 only.<br />

var_scaling5 1.0 tuning factor of background error covariance for<br />

control variable 5 - unbalanced surface pressure.<br />

For cv_options=5 only.<br />

len_scaling1 1.0 tuning factor of scale-length for stream function.<br />

For cv_options=5 only.<br />

len_scaling2 1.0 tuning factor of scale-length for unbalanced velocity<br />

potential. For cv_options=5 only.<br />

<strong>WRF</strong>-<strong>ARW</strong> V3: User’s <strong>Guide</strong> 6-43

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