Input data

Domain setup

Domain no Name Resolution Extent Topography resolution Grid nudging Zarr file
1 Europe 15km 156x171 30s 3h Q, T, U,V above PBL /v2/[MYJ,YSU]/wrfout_d01_2018.zarr
2 Germany 5km 226x271 30s 3h Q, T, U,V above PBL /v2/[MYJ,YSU]/wrfout_d02_2018.zarr
3 Rhine-Neckar 1km 121x156 90m - /v2/[MYJ,YSU]/wrfout_d03_2018.zarr
4 Berlin 1km 176x171 90m - /v2/[MYJ,YSU]/wrfout_d04_2018.zarr
5 Rhine-Ruhr 1km 121x131 90m - /v2/[MYJ,YSU]/wrfout_d05_2018.zarr
6 Nuremberg 1km 121x131 90m - /v2/[MYJ,YSU]/wrfout_d06_2018.zarr
7 Munich 1km 121x131 90m - /v2/[MYJ,YSU]/wrfout_d07_2018.zarr

Variables

WRF tracer fields

The BCK fields using CAMS are initialized with CAMS concentrations and the beginning and the largest domain uses the CAMS concentration fields as boundary conditions. The VPRM fields are offset by 407 ppm.

Variable in Swift dataset Species Emiss. type Inventory Source type Sectors
CO2_TRAFFIC CO2 fossil TNO area, point F1, F2, F3, F4, G, H, I
CO2_AREA CO2 fossil TNO area all except TRAFFIC
CO2_POINT CO2 fossil TNO point all except TRAFFIC
CO2_BF CO2 bio TNO area, point all
CO2_VPRM (+407 ppm) CO2 bio VPRM - -
CO2_VPRM_V2 (+407 ppm) CO2 bio VPRM - -
CO2_BCK CO2 bio, fossil CAMS conc. all all
CO_ANT CO bio, fossil TNO area, point all
CO_BCK CO bio, fossil CAMS conc. all all

Computed variables

The following variables are computed from some of the above WRF output fields.

Display Name Variable in Swift dataset Calculation
Anthropogenic CO2 CO2_ANTHRO CO2_TRAFFIC + CO2_AREA + CO2_POINT + CO2_BF
Total CO2 CO2_TOTAL CO2_ANTHRO + CO2_BCK + CO2_VPRM - 407.
Total CO2 (Bio v2) CO2_TOTAL_V2 CO2_ANTHRO + CO2_BCK + CO2_VPRM_V2 - 407.
Total CO CO_TOTAL CO_ANT + CO_BCK
Wind Speed wind_speed metpy.calc.wind_speed(wind_speed_north, wind_speed_east)

Computational structure

In order to minimize deviations from real meteorological conditions, WRF was reinitialized from ERA5 data every 7 days.