Urban weather modeling using WRF: linking physical assumptions, code implementation, and observational needs

Joshi, Parag; Lin, Tzu-Shun; He, Cenlin; Lamer, Katia

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-7869-2025

Articles | Volume 18, issue 20

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-7869-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-7869-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 20

Methods for assessment of models

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27 Oct 2025

Methods for assessment of models |

| 27 Oct 2025

Urban weather modeling using WRF: linking physical assumptions, code implementation, and observational needs

Parag Joshi, Tzu-Shun Lin, Cenlin He, and Katia Lamer

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Status: closed

RC1:
'Comment on egusphere-2025-1751', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Jun 2025

See the attached file.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1751-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Parag Joshi, 01 Aug 2025
  
  Thank you for reviewing our article and for your valuable comments. Your suggestions have contributed to improving the quality of our work. Please find our detailed responses to your questions attached below.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1751-AC1
RC2:
'Comment on egusphere-2025-1751', Lucas Harris, 01 Jul 2025

This manuscript is a rare example of both a useful technical reference comparing actual implemented schemes in a numerical model, getting down to the individual symbols defined in the code, and informed scientific commentary and recommendations. I have a number of minor concerns, but otherwise the paper should be published. See my attached report.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1751-RC2
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Parag Joshi, 01 Aug 2025
  
  Thank you, Lucas, for reviewing the article and providing your comments. We have provided our responses below and incorporated your suggestions into the revised manuscript.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1751-AC2

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload

AR by Parag Joshi on behalf of the Authors (02 Aug 2025) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 Sep 2025) by Stefan Rahimi-Esfarjani

ED: Publish as is (23 Sep 2025) by Stefan Rahimi-Esfarjani

AR by Parag Joshi on behalf of the Authors (25 Sep 2025)

Short summary

Present study revisits model that represent urban effects in the Weather Research & Forecasting model. We propose methods to identify evaluable parameters via field measurements and found inconsistencies between physics and its code implementation. Simulations reveal small errors can significantly impact outputs.