HiResWindow Upgrade 2007

• Model Upgrades

  • Upgrade WRF-NMM
    • From version 1.3 to 2.2
    • IJK loop & storage ordering (5-10% faster)
    • Increase resolution from 5.2 km to 4.0 km
  • Upgrade WRF-ARW
    • From version 1.3 to 2.2
    • Increase resolution from 5.8 km to 5.1 km
  • Expand large domains
    • Roughly double area covered
    • 3 CONUS nests reduced to 2 overlapping (West-Central & East Central)
  • Allows schedule adjustment to run SPC’s preferred domain (East-Central CONUS) at both 00z and 12z

• Post-Processing and New Products

  • Add ability to output simulated reflectivity