Puff splitting turned off

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Hays Hui
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Puff splitting turned off

Post by Hays Hui »

Hello guys,

I am a beginner and I have followed the tutorial. I have problems in chapter 6.6 Particle Distributions Using Puffs.

In step 3, it asks me to select Gaussian-horizontal particle-vertical puff and run the model. However, the simulation can't be completed and a message is shown:
Model started ...
HYSPLIT4 - Initialization
Last Changed Rev: 664
Last Changed Date: 2014-10-01 10:18:38 -0400 (Wed, 01 Oct 2014)

NOTICE main: using namelist file -
SETUP.CFG

Calculation Started ... please be patient
Percent complete: 8.3
Percent complete: 16.7
Percent complete: 25.0
Percent complete: 33.3
Percent complete: 41.7
Percent complete: 50.0
Percent complete: 58.3
Percent complete: 66.7
Percent complete: 75.0
Percent complete: 83.3
Percent complete: 91.7
Percent complete: 100.0
WARNING main: puff splitting turned off ... check MESSAGE
Complete Hysplit

In MESSAGE, it shows,
WARNING main: puff splitting turned off ... expand MAXPAR
or increase merge parameters in CFG namelist file

Can anyone please suggest what I should do?

Additionally, starting from tutorial chapter 6.1, my result is never similar to the result shown in the tutorial although i followed every single step.
ariel.stein
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Re: Puff splitting turned off

Post by ariel.stein »

Did you press the Reset button from the main menu before you started with Section 6.1?
Also, slight differences between different machines are expected when comparing the model results because of truncation errors.
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Re: Puff splitting turned off

Post by Hays Hui »

Hello mate,

I pressed the reset button before I started with section 6.1. After I got problem in section 6.6., I restarted from section 6.1 and again I pressed the reset button. However, the simulation couldn't be completed again.
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Re: Puff splitting turned off

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Here I attached the information of MESSAGE.
MESSAGE FILE LISTING ...
Simulation Date (CCYYMMDD): 20150423
Simulation Time (HHMMSS.S): 111002.397
WARNING: metini - FLUXES not found in data (kg,kt) 1 1
Setting KBLS=2 to use the wind/temp profiles!

KG KT DATA SIZE NX NY
1 1 NARR 32.5 40 52

NOTICE main: number meteo grids and times - 1 1

HYSPLIT4
Last Changed Rev: 664
Last Changed Date: 2014-10-01 10:18:38 -0400 (Wed, 01 Oct 2014)

------------- Start Namelist configuration -------------------
Internal grid parameters (nlvl,aa,bb,cc): 23 20.00000
-15.00000 5.000000
&SETUP
INITD = 1,
KHMAX = 9999,
NUMPAR = 10000,
MAXPAR = 10000,
MAXDIM = 1,
QCYCLE = 0.0000000E+00,
P10F = 1.000000 ,
KMIXD = 0,
KMIX0 = 250,
FRME = 0.1000000 ,
FRMR = 0.0000000E+00,
KRND = 6,
DELT = 0.0000000E+00,
KDEF = 0,
TKERD = 0.1800000 ,
TKERN = 0.1800000 ,
NDUMP = 3,
NCYCL = 3,
TRATIO = 0.7500000 ,
ISOT = -99,
MGMIN = 10,
KMSL = 0,
NSTR = 0,
MHRS = 0,
NVER = 0,
CPACK = 1,
CMASS = 0,
ICHEM = 0,
EFILE = ,
VSCALE = 200.0000 ,
VSCALES = 200.0000 ,
VSCALEU = 200.0000 ,
K10M = 1,
VDIST = VMSDIST ,
KHINP = 0,
PINBC = PARINBC ,
TOUT = 0,
TM_PRES = 0,
TM_TPOT = 0,
TM_TAMB = 0,
TM_RAIN = 0,
TM_MIXD = 0,
TM_TERR = 0,
HSCALE = 10800.00 ,
TM_DSWF = 0,
TM_RELH = 0,
TM_SPHU = 0,
TM_MIXR = 0,
DXF = 1.000000 ,
DYF = 1.000000 ,
DZF = 9.9999998E-03,
PINPF = PARINIT ,
POUTF = PARDUMP ,
NINIT = 1,
KAGL = 0,
KPUFF = 0,
KBLT = 2,
KZMIX = 0,
TVMIX = 1.000000 ,
KBLS = 1,
CONAGE = 48,
KSPL = 1,
FRHS = 1.000000 ,
FRVS = 9.9999998E-03,
FRTS = 0.1000000 ,
FRHMAX = 3.000000 ,
SPLITF = 1.000000 ,
MESSG = MESSAGE ,
NBPTYP = 1,
RHB = 80,
RHT = 60,
OUTDT = 0,
DECAY = 1,
KWET = 1,
KRAND = 1
/
------------- End Namelist configuration -------------------

NOTICE main: pollutant initialization flags
Gas pollutant - T
NOTICE main: meteorological data flags
Ten meter wind - T
Two meter temp - T
Exchange coeff - F
Heat flux - T
Momentum flux - F
Velocity variance - F
3D TKE field - T
Down shortwave - T
Friction velocity - F
Friction temp - F
Terrain height - F
Surface pressure - T
Mixed layer depth - T
Profile averaging - 0
Stability method - 2
Horizontal mixing - 0
PBL mixing scheme - 2
Free Trop Mixing - 1.000000
Precip accumulate - 180
------------- Start computation messages -------------------
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 1 1
NOTICE metpos: (mtime,ftime) - 44038980 0
NOTICE metpos: (mtime,ftime) - 44039160 0
NOTICE advpnt: (kg,nx,ny,nz) - 1 17 17 23
NOTICE sfcinp: reading ASCDATA.CFG
NOTICE sfcinp: record terminator = LF
NOTICE metgrd: (kg, xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 1 1
NOTICE metinp: NARR 1 1 17 17 1 1 44038980 83 9 25 15
--------------------------------------------------------
NOTICE prfprs: extrapolation from level (k,m): 20 7669.904
Input data levels: 19 Internal Sigma levels: 23
--------------------------------------------------------
NOTICE metinp: NARR 1 142 17 17 1 1 44039160 83 9 25 18
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 1 1
NOTICE main: Initial time step (min) 3
NOTICE emspnt: emissions started
NOTICE main: 1 44039103 1 1.000000
NOTICE emspnt: emissions terminated
NOTICE main: 1 44039106 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039109 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039112 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039115 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039118 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039121 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039124 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039127 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039130 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039133 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039136 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039139 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039142 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039145 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039148 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039151 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039154 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039157 1 1.000000
NOTICE main: 1 44039160 1 1.000000
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 1 2
NOTICE metpos: (mtime,ftime) - 44039340 44038980
NOTICE metinp: NARR 1 283 17 17 1 1 44039340 83 9 25 21
NOTICE main: 2 44039166 9 1.000001
NOTICE main: 2 44039172 9 1.000001
NOTICE main: 2 44039178 9 1.000001
NOTICE main: 2 44039184 9 1.000001
NOTICE main: 2 44039190 9 1.000001
NOTICE main: 2 44039196 9 1.000001
NOTICE main: 2 44039202 9 1.000001
NOTICE main: 2 44039208 9 1.000001
NOTICE main: 2 44039214 9 1.000001
NOTICE main: 2 44039220 9 1.000001
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 1 2
NOTICE main: 3 44039226 90 1.000007
NOTICE main: 3 44039232 90 1.000007
NOTICE main: 3 44039238 90 1.000007
NOTICE main: 3 44039244 90 1.000007
NOTICE main: 3 44039250 90 1.000007
NOTICE main: 3 44039256 90 1.000007
NOTICE main: 3 44039262 90 1.000007
NOTICE main: 3 44039268 90 1.000007
NOTICE main: 3 44039274 90 1.000007
NOTICE condsk: 1 output at 9 25 20 0
NOTICE main: 3 44039280 90 1.000007
NOTICE parout: 83 9 25 20 0 Num= 90
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 1 3
NOTICE main: 4 44039286 1011 0.9999788
NOTICE main: 4 44039292 1011 0.9999694
NOTICE main: 4 44039298 1011 0.9999707
NOTICE main: 4 44039304 1011 0.9999721
NOTICE main: 4 44039310 1011 0.9999725
NOTICE main: 4 44039316 1011 0.9999762
NOTICE main: 4 44039322 1011 0.9999762
NOTICE main: 4 44039328 1011 0.9999750
NOTICE main: 4 44039334 1011 0.9999750
NOTICE main: 4 44039340 1011 0.9999751
NOTICE main: split stopped array limit reached
NOTICE main: merge increased FRHS= 1.500000
NOTICE main: split changed SPLITF= 13.43877
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 1 4
NOTICE metpos: (mtime,ftime) - 44039520 44039160
NOTICE metinp: NARR 1 424 17 17 1 1 44039520 83 9 26 0
NOTICE main: 5 44039345 1946 1.000001
NOTICE main: 5 44039350 1946 1.000006
NOTICE main: 5 44039355 1946 1.000000
NOTICE main: 5 44039360 1946 0.9999815
NOTICE main: 5 44039365 1946 0.9999706
NOTICE main: 5 44039370 1946 0.9999649
NOTICE main: 5 44039375 1946 0.9999570
NOTICE main: 5 44039380 1946 0.9999588
NOTICE main: 5 44039385 1946 0.9999614
NOTICE main: 5 44039390 1946 0.9999675
NOTICE main: 5 44039395 1946 0.9999756
NOTICE main: 5 44039400 1946 0.9999865
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 1 5
NOTICE main: 6 44039405 3431 1.000003
NOTICE main: 6 44039410 3431 1.000004
NOTICE main: 6 44039415 3431 1.000006
NOTICE main: 6 44039420 3431 1.000008
NOTICE main: 6 44039425 3431 1.000008
NOTICE main: 6 44039430 3431 1.000008
NOTICE main: 6 44039435 3431 1.000014
NOTICE main: 6 44039440 3431 1.000012
NOTICE main: 6 44039445 3431 1.000015
NOTICE main: 6 44039450 3431 1.000015
NOTICE main: 6 44039455 3431 1.000014
NOTICE condsk: 1 output at 9 25 23 0
NOTICE main: 6 44039460 3431 1.000009
NOTICE parout: 83 9 25 23 0 Num= 3431
Index Height %Mass
12 2705.0 0.27
11 2260.0 5.01
10 1855.0 9.88
9 1490.0 11.11
8 1165.0 11.11
7 880.0 11.11
6 635.0 11.11
5 430.0 11.10
4 265.0 10.69
3 140.0 8.48
2 55.0 5.69
1 10.0 4.44
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 1 6
NOTICE main: 7 44039465 3917 1.000010
NOTICE main: 7 44039470 3917 1.000003
NOTICE main: 7 44039475 3917 0.9999978
NOTICE main: 7 44039480 3917 0.9999956
NOTICE main: 7 44039485 3917 0.9999946
NOTICE main: 7 44039490 3917 0.9999942
NOTICE main: 7 44039495 3917 0.9999956
NOTICE metsub: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 1 6 shift
NOTICE metgrd: (kg, xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 1 6
NOTICE metinp: NARR 1 283 17 17 1 6 44039340 83 9 25 21
NOTICE metinp: NARR 1 424 17 17 1 6 44039520 83 9 26 0
NOTICE main: 7 44039500 3917 0.9999967
NOTICE main: 7 44039505 3917 0.9999946
NOTICE main: 7 44039510 3917 1.000000
NOTICE main: 7 44039515 3917 0.9999999
NOTICE main: 7 44039520 3917 1.000000
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 1 7
NOTICE metpos: (mtime,ftime) - 44039700 44039340
NOTICE metinp: NARR 1 565 17 17 1 6 44039700 83 9 26 3
NOTICE main: 8 44039525 5736 0.9999983
NOTICE main: 8 44039530 5736 0.9999965
NOTICE main: 8 44039535 5736 0.9999936
NOTICE main: 8 44039540 5736 0.9999862
NOTICE main: 8 44039545 5736 0.9999884
NOTICE main: 8 44039550 5736 0.9999890
NOTICE main: 8 44039555 5736 0.9999942
NOTICE main: 8 44039560 5736 0.9999918
NOTICE main: 8 44039565 5736 0.9999930
NOTICE main: 8 44039570 5736 0.9999918
NOTICE main: 8 44039575 5736 0.9999911
NOTICE main: 8 44039580 5736 0.9999899
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 1 7
NOTICE main: 9 44039584 7240 1.000010
NOTICE main: 9 44039588 7240 1.000007
NOTICE main: 9 44039592 7240 1.000011
NOTICE main: 9 44039596 7240 1.000017
NOTICE main: 9 44039600 7240 1.000016
NOTICE main: 9 44039604 7240 1.000008
NOTICE main: 9 44039608 7240 1.000005
NOTICE main: 9 44039612 7240 1.000014
NOTICE main: 9 44039616 7240 1.000015
NOTICE main: 9 44039620 7240 1.000018
NOTICE main: 9 44039624 7240 1.000015
NOTICE main: 9 44039628 7240 1.000018
NOTICE main: 9 44039632 7240 1.000016
NOTICE main: 9 44039636 7240 1.000015
NOTICE condsk: 1 output at 9 26 2 0
NOTICE main: 9 44039640 7240 1.000016
NOTICE parout: 83 9 26 2 0 Num= 7240
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 17 17 2 8
NOTICE main: 10 44039644 7272 0.9999949
NOTICE main: 10 44039648 7272 0.9999955
NOTICE main: 10 44039652 7272 0.9999939
NOTICE main: 10 44039656 7272 0.9999928
NOTICE main: 10 44039660 7272 0.9999940
NOTICE main: 10 44039664 7272 0.9999933
NOTICE main: 10 44039668 7272 0.9999902
NOTICE main: 10 44039672 7272 0.9999914
NOTICE main: 10 44039676 7272 0.9999982
NOTICE main: 10 44039680 7272 1.000003
NOTICE main: 10 44039684 7272 1.000004
NOTICE main: 10 44039688 7272 1.000010
NOTICE main: 10 44039692 7272 1.000013
NOTICE main: 10 44039696 7272 1.000013
NOTICE main: 10 44039700 7272 1.000012
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 18 18 2 8
NOTICE metpos: (mtime,ftime) - 44039880 44039520
NOTICE metinp: NARR 1 706 17 17 1 6 44039880 83 9 26 6
NOTICE main: 11 44039704 7078 1.000010
NOTICE main: 11 44039708 7078 1.000016
NOTICE main: 11 44039712 7078 1.000000
NOTICE main: 11 44039716 7078 1.000002
NOTICE main: 11 44039720 7078 1.000006
NOTICE main: 11 44039724 7078 1.000008
NOTICE main: 11 44039728 7078 1.000012
NOTICE main: 11 44039732 7078 1.000014
NOTICE main: 11 44039736 7078 1.000012
NOTICE main: 11 44039740 7078 1.000008
NOTICE main: 11 44039744 7078 1.000009
NOTICE main: 11 44039748 7078 1.000008
NOTICE main: 11 44039752 7078 1.000009
NOTICE main: 11 44039756 7078 1.000008
NOTICE main: 11 44039760 7078 1.000009
NOTICE advrng: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 19 18 3 9
NOTICE main: 12 44039764 6580 0.9999971
NOTICE main: 12 44039768 6580 0.9999839
NOTICE main: 12 44039772 6580 0.9999753
NOTICE main: 12 44039776 6580 0.9999641
NOTICE main: 12 44039780 6580 0.9999668
NOTICE main: 12 44039784 6580 0.9999655
NOTICE main: 12 44039788 6580 0.9999679
NOTICE main: 12 44039792 6580 0.9999692
NOTICE metsub: (kg ,xyr,xy1) - 1 19 18 3 9 shift
NOTICE advpnt: (kg,nx,ny,nz) - 1 19 18 23
NOTICE metgrd: (kg, xyr,xy1) - 1 19 18 3 9
NOTICE metinp: NARR 1 565 19 18 3 9 44039700 83 9 26 3
NOTICE metinp: NARR 1 706 19 18 3 9 44039880 83 9 26 6
NOTICE main: 12 44039796 6580 0.9999754
NOTICE main: 12 44039800 6580 0.9999779
NOTICE main: 12 44039804 6580 0.9999804
NOTICE main: 12 44039808 6580 0.9999800
NOTICE main: 12 44039812 6580 0.9999815
NOTICE main: 12 44039816 6580 0.9999811
NOTICE condsk: 1 output at 9 26 5 0
NOTICE main: 12 44039820 6580 0.9999818
NOTICE parout: 83 9 26 5 0 Num= 6580
Index Height %Mass
12 2705.0 0.13
11 2260.0 2.34
10 1855.0 5.52
9 1490.0 9.79
8 1165.0 10.67
7 880.0 10.58
6 635.0 11.73
5 430.0 11.74
4 265.0 11.32
3 140.0 10.28
2 55.0 8.59
1 10.0 7.30
WARNING main: puff splitting turned off ... expand MAXPAR
or increase merge parameters in CFG namelist file
ariel.stein
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Re: Puff splitting turned off

Post by ariel.stein »

The problem is that you are not emitting enough puffs. However, I think you are not using the correct tutorial. Where did you get the tutorial from?
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Re: Puff splitting turned off

Post by Hays Hui »

How do I adjust the setting in order to make the run successful ?

I got the tutorial in here: http://ready.arl.noaa.gov/documents/Tut ... index.html
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Re: Puff splitting turned off

Post by ariel.stein »

You will have to go to Advanced/Configuration setup/Concentration and click on Menu 4. There you can change the number of puffs that are released along with the maximum number allowed.
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