At the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology two mesoscale numerical models are run daily for the Caribbean Region. The two models are: the PSU/NCAR Mesoscale model (MM5) and the Advance Weather Research Weather Forecasting Model (WRF). The domains covered by either model vary, but both are forced by the same initial dataset.
The MM5 is run on a dual-core AMD processor, Linux PC with the PGI 6.0-8 compiler (64-bit mode). The 0000Z outputs are available at 11:30UTC and the 1200Z outputs are available at 23:30UTC.
The WRF is run on a dual-core AMD processor, Linux PC with the PGI compiler 6.2-5 (64-bit mode). The 0000Z outputs are available at 12:30UTC and the 1200Z outputs are available at 00:30UTC (the next day).
To view outputs from the MM5 and for more information, click here.
To view outputs from the WRF and for more information, click here.
Please contact the Modeling Group for more information.