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WRF-Hydro model code
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Combine requirements for both geo_em and wrfinput input files #542

Open aubreyd opened 3 years ago

aubreyd commented 3 years ago

NoahMP only requires wrfinput to initialize. WRF-Hydro only requires geo_em. There are duplicate fields read in from these two files (land use type, soil type). Can we streamline?

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Current Behavior

Duplicate info (land use type, soil type) is read in from two separate files.

Possible Solution

Propose shifting WRF-Hydro to either (a) ingest land use and soil type directly from the LSM vs. a separate file read, or (b) accept wrfinput as the GEO_STATIC_FLNM file option so the user is not required to maintain two separate files with duplicate info. Need to check what is required when coupled to WRF.

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