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Meteorological fields over Indianapolis, IN from the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF v3.5.1)
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Originator:The Pennsylvania State University
Publication_Date:2020
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Meteorological fields over Indianapolis, IN from the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF v3.5.1)
Online_Linkage: http://www.datacommons.psu.edu/
Online_Linkage: https://sites.psu.edu/influx
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The data set contains hourly meteorological variables over Indianapolis, IN and its surroundings (nine counties around the metropolitan area) at 1-km horizontal resolution and 60 vertical levels (up to 50hPa), as simulated by the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF v3.5.1) using Four-Dimensional Data Assimilation (FDDA - observation nudging) of measurement stations from the World Meteorological Organization. Additional technical information about the model configuration have been documented in Deng et al. (2017). In short, the WRF configuration consists of three nested grids with 9-/3-/1-km horizontal resolutions, and 60 vertical model layers, with the first model layer at about 7 m AGL and with 24 model layers below 1.5 km AGL. The model physics includes the MYNN PBL scheme, Noah land surface scheme, RRTM longwave and Dudhia shortwave radiation schemes, and WSM-5 microphysical scheme. The Kain-Fritsch cumulus parametrization scheme is used on the 9-km grid. For FDDA, both analysis nudging and observational nudging are used to assimilate observations. The 5-day WRF simulations cover the time period 1 Sept 2012 to 28 Oct 2015. These meteorological simulations were designed to provide meteorological input fields to a Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model (Lauvaux et al., 2016; Nathan et al., 2018; Lauvaux et al., ES&T, in review). Two formats are provided here, with a reduced set of WRF variables (named wrflight), and the full set of variables (wrfout).

The Indianapolis Flux Experiment (INFLUX) was designed to develop and evaluate methods for the measurement and modeling of greenhouse gas fluxes from urban environments. Determination of greenhouse gas fluxes and uncertainty bounds is essential for the evaluation of the effectiveness of mitigation strategies.
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Calendar_Date:2020
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West_Bounding_Coordinate:-80.519340
East_Bounding_Coordinate:-74.693210
North_Bounding_Coordinate:42.267500
South_Bounding_Coordinate:39.719880
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Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword:environment
Theme_Keyword:Mesoscale
Theme_Keyword:Weather Research and Forecasting
Theme_Keyword:WRF
Theme_Keyword:Indianapolis
Theme_Keyword:atmospheric simulation
Theme_Keyword:INFLUX
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The University excludes any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The University makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. The University will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation. The USER is granted permission to translate and add value to the FILES for the use of the FILES on its computer hardware; provided, however, that the USER annually notify the University of any customizing or value-adding work done.
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Contact_Organization:Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
Contact_Person:Thomas Lauvaux
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LSCE - IPSL
CEA Saclay
L'Orme des Merisiers
91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex
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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:thomas.lauvaux@lsce.ipsl.fr
Contact Instructions: 
Aijun Deng, Thomas Lauvaux, Natasha Miles, Zack Barkley, Kenneth Davis
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Contact_Organization:Penn State Data Commons
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Address_Type:mailing and physical address
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115 Land and Water Building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 - 8792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:datacommons@psu.edu
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The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date:2017
Metadata_Contact:
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Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:Penn State Data Commons
Contact_Position:Metadata Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:mailing address
Address: 
115 Land and Water Building
City:University Park
State_or_Province:Pennsylvania
Postal_Code:16802
Country:United States
Contact_Voice_Telephone:814-865-8792
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:datacommons@psu.edu
Metadata_Standard_Name:FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention:local time
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