Configuration |
SHiELD |
SHiELD |
SHiELD |
SHiELD |
T-SHiELD |
T-SHiELD |
C-SHiELD |
C-SHiELD |
C-SHiELD |
S-SHiELD |
Version |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2019 |
Evaluation Period |
2015/01–2016/12 |
2015/01–2016/12 |
2016/01–2017/12 |
2017/01–2018/12 |
2017/08/18–2017/10/06 |
2017/08/18–2017/10/06 |
2017/05–2018/04 |
2018/05–2019/03 |
2019/04–2019/12 |
2011/10–2012/03 (MJO) |
Simulation Frequency |
00Z every 5 days (hindcast) |
00Z every 5 days
(hindcast) |
00Z every 5 days (hindcast) |
00Z every 5 days (hindcast) |
4x daily |
4x daily |
00Z daily |
00Z daily |
00Z daily |
00Z every 2
days |
Simulation Length |
10 days |
10 days |
10 days |
10 days |
126 hours |
126 hours |
120 hours |
120 hours |
120 hours |
40 days |
Resolution |
13 km (c768) |
13 km (c768) |
13 km (c768) |
13 km (c768) |
13 km (c768) + 3-km nest
(2880 x 1536)
|
13 km (c768) + 3-km nest
(2880 x
1536)
|
20-to-9 km stretched
(c768r15)
+ 3-km 3x nest (2016 x 1080)
|
20-to-9 km stretched (c768r15)
+ 3-km 3x
nest (2016 x 1080)
|
20-to-9 km stretched
(c768r15)
+ 3-km 3x nest (2016 x 1080)
|
25-km |
Grid Cells |
3.54 M |
3.54 M |
3.54 M |
3.54 M |
3.54 M + 4.23 M |
3.54
M + 4.23 M |
3.54 M + 2.18 M |
3.54 M + 2.18 M |
3.54 M + 2.18 M |
885
K |
Vertical Levels |
63 |
63 |
91 |
91 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
63 |
91 |
Physics Timestep |
225 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
450 |
Remapping, Tracer, and MP Timestep |
112.5 |
150 |
150 |
150 |
90/22.5 |
90/22.5 |
90/22.5 |
90/22.5 |
90/22.5 |
225 |
Acoustic Timestep |
18.75 |
18.75 |
18.75 |
18.75 |
12.8/4.5 |
12.8/4.5 |
12.8/4.5 |
12.8/4.5 |
12.8/4.5 |
28.125 |
Tracer Advection Scheme |
Monotonic |
Monotonic |
Pos. Def |
Pos. Def |
Monotonic |
Pos. Def |
Monotonic |
Pos. Def |
Pos. Def |
Pos.
Def |
Microphysics |
Zhao-Carr |
Split GFDL |
Inline GFDL |
Inline GFDL |
Split GFDL |
Split GFDL |
Split GFDL |
Inline GFDL |
Inline GFDL |
Inline GFDL |
PBL Scheme |
Hybrid EDMF |
Hybrid EDMF |
YSU |
YSU |
Mod. EDMF |
YSU |
Mod. EDMF |
YSU |
YSU |
YSU |
Deep Convection Scheme |
SAS |
SA-SAS |
SA-SAS |
SA-SAS |
SAS |
SA-SAS |
None |
None |
None |
SAS |
Ocean Surface |
Specified |
Specified |
MLO |
MLO |
Specified |
MLO |
Specified |
Specified |
MLO |
MLO |