The mpas_atm model_mod has supported having W (vertical wind velocity) in the state vector, but there is no code to support interpolating the W value at a location. To support the radar radial velocity forward operator, the model_mod needs to return an interpolated value for U, V and W winds.
Is your feature request related to a problem?
We cannot assimilate radar radial velocity obs unless the model_mod can return a value for the velocity of the W (vertical) wind field.
Describe your preferred solution
Add code to the mpas_atm model_mod to support this.
The code currently returns an failure code if you try to interpolate W at a location. This check needs to be removed.
The code currently distinguishes between data located at the cell center vs the cell edges. U and V unreconstructed winds are on the cell edges and all other variables are at the cell centers in the horizontal. All values are assumed to be at the midpoint of the cell in the vertical. W is a different case because it is located at the cell center in the horizontal but on the cell faces in the vertical. The single variable in the progvar needs to be able to distinguish between horizontal and vertical locations.
Use case
The mpas_atm model_mod has supported having W (vertical wind velocity) in the state vector, but there is no code to support interpolating the W value at a location. To support the radar radial velocity forward operator, the model_mod needs to return an interpolated value for U, V and W winds.
Is your feature request related to a problem?
We cannot assimilate radar radial velocity obs unless the model_mod can return a value for the velocity of the W (vertical) wind field.
Describe your preferred solution
Add code to the mpas_atm model_mod to support this.
The code currently returns an failure code if you try to interpolate W at a location. This check needs to be removed.
The code currently distinguishes between data located at the cell center vs the cell edges. U and V unreconstructed winds are on the cell edges and all other variables are at the cell centers in the horizontal. All values are assumed to be at the midpoint of the cell in the vertical. W is a different case because it is located at the cell center in the horizontal but on the cell faces in the vertical. The single variable in the progvar needs to be able to distinguish between horizontal and vertical locations.