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Sources:

  • MOM6 from Zulema's experiment: /lfs/h2/emc/couple/noscrub/zulema.garraffo/FV3_RT/DATM_INPUT/GFS.20230301-20231231.nc_hCk_positive.nc
  • RTOFS my experiment: /lfs/h2/emc/couple/noscrub/santha.akella/prod/com/rtofs/v2.5/rtofs.20241208/
Field name Available to use in MOM6 Used in RTOFS Long name of field (units)
slmsksfc Y ? sea-land-ice mask (0-sea, 1-land, 2-ice) (1)
icecsfc Y ? sea-ice coverage/fraction, proportion (1)
--- --- --- ---
psurf Y ? surface pressure (Pa)
pres_hyblev1 Y ? layer 1 pressure (Pa)
hgt_hyblev1 Y ? layer 1 height (m)
--- --- --- ---
fprecp Y ? surface snow precipitation rate (kg/m**2/s)
totprcp_ave Y ? surface precipitation rate (kg/m**2/s)
precp Y ? surface rain precipitation rate (kg/m**2/s)
--- --- --- ---
DLWRF Y ? surface downward longwave flux (W/m**2)
DSWRF Y ? averaged surface downward shortwave flux (W/m**2)
vbdsf_ave Y ? Visible Beam Downward Solar Flux (W/m**2)
vddsf_ave Y ? Visible Diffuse Downward Solar Flux (W/m**2)
nbdsf_ave Y ? Near IR Beam Downward Solar Flux (W/m**2)
nddsf_ave Y ? Near IR Diffuse Downward Solar Flux (W/m**2)
ULWRF Y ? surface upward longwave flux (W/m**2)
shtfl_ave Y ? surface sensible heat flux (W/m**2)
lhtfl_ave Y ? surface latent heat flux (W/m**2)
--- --- --- ---
dusfc Y ? surface zonal momentum flux (N/m**2)
dvsfc Y ? surface meridional momentum flux (N/m**2)
u10m Y ? 10 meter u wind (m/s)
v10m Y ? 10 meter v wind (m/s)
ugrd_hyblev1 Y ? layer 1 zonal wind (m/s)
vgrd_hyblev1 Y ? layer 1 meridional wind (m/s)
--- --- --- ---
t2m Y ? 2m temperature (K)
q2m Y ? 2m specific humidity (kg/kg)
spfh_hyblev1 Y ? layer 1 specific humidity (kg/kg)
tmp_hyblev1 Y ? layer 1 temperature (K)

Analysis quality forcings used in RTOFS:

See files: /lfs/h2/emc/couple/noscrub/santha.akella/prod/com/rtofs/v2.5/rtofs.20241208/rtofs_glo.anal.*.b

airtmp
glbrad
lwdflx
precip
presur
radflx
shwflx
surtmp
vapmix
wndewd
wndnwd
wndspd

analysis cycle forcing (thanks to Dan):

/lfs/h1/ops/prod/com/gfs/v16.3/gdas.20241101/00/atmos/gdas.t00z.sfluxgrbf00*grib2

RTOFS DA uses hours = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 from any DA cycle. Hour "0" from previous cycle.

See listflx.dat in RTOFS dir

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