This page collects well-tested RRM configurations produced for E3SM which others might want to use.
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Grid Name | Target Fine Resolution | Target Coarse Resolution | Goals in mesh creation | Link to mesh graphic | grid quality metric | Validation | Contact Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CONUS ref(100W,40N) CONUS_ne32x4_lon100W_lat40N.g (no on E3SM inputdata server) | 28 km (ne128), 14 km (ne256), 7km (ne512), 3.5 km (ne1024) | 111km (ne32), 28 km (ne128) | Refinement region with complete coverage of CONUS using several coarse and fine resolutions |  | Max Dinv elem distortion: 3.00, 3.00, 3.01, 3.02 area based dx: | TBD | |
2012 North American Derecho derecho_ne512.g (not on E3SM inputdata server) | 7 km (ne512), 3.5 km (ne1024), 1.75 km (ne2048) | 100 km (ne32) | Include the region important for the 2012 North American Derecho |  | Max Dinv elem distortion: 2.89, 2.89, 2.97 area based dx: | Liu et al. (2023; under review) | |
California CA_ne32_x32_v1.g (not on E3SM inputdata server) | 3.25 km (ne1024) | 100 km (ne32) | High resolution over CA to capture topographic effects of precipitation, but small enough HR domain so that climate length simulations can be performed. Note that other experimental variants of this grid exist (contact Peter Bogenschutz for details). |  | Max Dinv-based element distortion: 3.02, 3.02, 5.45, 3.04, 3.05 area based dx: | Zhang et al. (2023; in prep); Bogenschutz et al. (2023; in prep) | Jishi Zhang (zhang73@llnl.gov) |
Amazon ref(60W,5S) (not on E3SM inputdata server) | 14 km (ne256), 7 km (ne512), 3.5 km (ne1024) | 28 km (ne128) | Large high resolution region over Amazon |  | TBD | ||
ARM GoAmazon GoAmazon_ne32_x32_v1.g (not on E3SM inputdata server) | 3.25 km (ne1024) | 100 km (ne32) | For ARM GoAmazon field campaign |  | Max Dinv-based element distortion: 2.88 | TBD | |
ARM TRACER | 3.25 km (ne1024) | 100 km (ne32) | For ARM GoAmazon TRACER field campaign |  | Max Dinv-based element distortion: 3.06 | TBD | |
ARM COMBLE | 3.25 km (ne1024) | 100 km (ne32) | For ARM GoAmazon COMBLE field campaign |  | Max Dinv-based element distortion: 2.98 | TBD | |
ARM CACTI | 3.25 km (ne1024) | 100 km (ne32) | For ARM GoAmazon CACTI field campaign |  | Max Dinv-based element distortion: 2.98 | TBD | |
ARM MAGIC | 3.25 km (ne1024) | 100 km (ne32) | For ARM GoAmazon MAGIC field campaign |  | Max Dinv-based element distortion: 3.05 | TBD | |
ARM EPCAPE | 3.25 km (ne1024) | 100 km (ne32) | For ARM GoAmazon EPCAPE field campaign |  | Max Dinv-based element distortion: 2.88 | TBD | |
ARM CONUS | 3.25km (ne1024) | 100 km (ne32) | For SGP, SEUS, TRACER |  | Max Dinv-based element distortion: 2.98 | TBD | |
Indian Ocean, Maritime Continent | 3.25km (ne1024) | 100 km (ne32) | For MJO study |  | Max Dinv-based element distortion: 3.40 | TBD | |