CCPP Scientific Documentation
v5.0.0
GFS Rayleigh Damping Calculation

Description

This is the Rayleigh friction calculation with total energy conservation.
Role of Rayleigh friction, it attempts to resolve two issues:

  • The top lid model effects, sponge layer to suppress resolved wave reflections and extra-heating
  • The winter-summer zonal wind drag in the strato-mesosphere

Intraphysics Communication

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