GFS Operational Physics Documentation  Revision: 81451
module_radlw_cldprlw Module Reference

This module contains cloud property coefficients. More...

Variables

integer, dimension(nbands) ipat
 ipat is bands index for ebert&curry ice cloud (for iflagice=1)
 
real(kind=kind_phys), parameter absrain = 0.33e-3
 absrain is the rain drop absorption coefficient \((m^{2}/g)\) .
 
real(kind=kind_phys), parameter abssnow0 = 1.5
 abssnow0 is the snow flake absorption coefficient (micron), fu coeff
 
real(kind=kind_phys), parameter abssnow1 = 2.34e-3
 abssnow1 is the snow flake absorption coefficient \((m^{2}/g)\), ncar coeff
 
real(kind=kind_phys), dimension(58, nbands) absliq1
 Hu and Stamnes method [28] . the liquid water absorption coefficients are listed for a range of effective radii from 2.5 to 59.5 microns in increments of 1.0 micron.
 
real(kind=kind_phys), dimension(2) absice0
 for iflagice = 2 or 3, absice0 are the ice water absorption coefficients used for large ice partical size such as refice > 131 microns.
 
real(kind=kind_phys), dimension(2, 5) absice1
 for iflagice = 1, absice1 are the ice water absorption coefficients used for ebert and curry method [13] .
 
real(kind=kind_phys), dimension(43, nbands) absice2
 for iflagice =2, absice2 are the ice water absorption coefficients used for streamer method. the absorption coefficients are listed for a range of effective radii from 5.0 to 131.0 microns in increments of 3.0 microns. spherical ice particle parameterization absorption units (abs coef/iwc): \(\frac{m^{-1}}{gm^{-3}}\)
 
real(kind=kind_phys), dimension(46, nbands) absice3
 for iflagice = 3, absice3 are the ice water absorption coefficients used for fu parameterization. particle size 5 - 140 micron in increments of 3 microns. units = m2/g. hexagonal ice particle parameterization absorption units (abs coef/iwc): \(\frac{m^{-1}}{gm^{-3}}\)
 

Detailed Description

This module contains cloud property coefficients.