Tracer Forecasts for CARES
This webpage contains 72-hr forecasts for the CARES field campaign. The forecasts are generated nightly using WRF-Chem with tracers emitted from 20 sub-regions within California that represent important emission regions that could impact flight planning for the campaign. The 20 regions are shown here and are based on a threshold carbon monoxide emission rate within each region of interest. The diurnal cycle and emission rates for the tracers are determined from the carbon monoxide emissions in a California Air Resources Board emissions dataset that was developed for the NASA ARCTAS campaign during the summer of 2008. For more information, contact William Gustafson at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Meteorogical Variables
| Variable | MOV | GE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud water (mm) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Cloud optical depth (no units) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| 500-hPa Height (m) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| PBL Height (m) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Hourly rain (mm/hr) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Temperature at 2 m (degC) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Wind at 10 m (m/s) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Wind at 850 hPa (m/s) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
Tracers at Surface
| Variable | MOV | GE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracer ensemble (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 1 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 2 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 3 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 4 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 5 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 6 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 7 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 8 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 9 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 10 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 11 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 12 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 13 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 14 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 15 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 16 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 17 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 18 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 19 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 20 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
Tracers at 600 m AGL
| Variable | MOV | GE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracer ensemble (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 1 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 2 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 3 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 4 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 5 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 6 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 7 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 8 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 9 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 10 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 11 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 12 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 13 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 14 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 15 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 16 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 17 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 18 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 19 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
| Tracer 20 (ppb) | CA / Sac | CA / Sac | KML |
For more information on WRF-Chem development and applications at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, see WRF-chem.
