Extra output request

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ear All,

Analyses by Benoit Vanniere and Marie-Estelle Demory have shown that the minimum requirement for a reliable calculation of the atmospheric moisture transport is: 6-hourly data of ua, va, hus at 1000, 925, 850, 700 hPa. hourly data (http://proj.badc.rl.ac.uk/primavera-private/attachment/discussion/topic/30/Extra_plev_request.pdf).

Because of the importance of the hydrological cycle for the climate and the need to have a closed moisture budget for many research questions, I strongly advocate to include those levels in the output.

I realize that this is an extra burden for the data storage and post processing, but I think the scientific merit is great and would strongly add to the relevance of the PRIMAVERA runs. If 6-hourly output is not feasible than instantaneous daily output would be a second best option.

Best Regards,

Rein Haarsma