GFS Cloud Diagnostics Module

This module contains code to produce the UFS High/Mid/Low cloud-diagnostics. This was bundled together with the prognostic cloud modules within the RRTMG implementation. For the RRTMGP implementation we propose to keep these diagnostics independent. More...

Functions/Subroutines
subroutine, public	gfs_cloud_diagnostics::gfs_cloud_diagnostics_run (nCol, nLev, iovr_rand, iovr_maxrand, iovr_max, iovr_dcorr, iovr_exp, iovr_exprand, lsswr, lslwr, lat, de_lgth, p_lay, cld_frac, p_lev, deltaZ, cloud_overlap_param, precip_overlap_param, con_pi, mtopa, mbota, cldsa, errmsg, errflg)

Detailed Description

arg_table_GFS_cloud_diagnostics_run

local_name	standard_name	long_name	units	type	dimensions	kind	intent
ncol	horizontal_loop_extent	horizontal dimension	count	integer	()		in
nLev	vertical_layer_dimension	number of vertical levels	count	integer	()		in
iovr_rand	flag_for_random_cloud_overlap_method	choice of random cloud overlap method	flag	integer	()		in
iovr_maxrand	flag_for_maximum_random_cloud_overlap_method	choice of maximum-random cloud overlap method	flag	integer	()		in
iovr_max	flag_for_maximum_cloud_overlap_method	choice of maximum cloud overlap method	flag	integer	()		in
iovr_dcorr	flag_for_decorrelation_length_cloud_overlap_method	choice of decorrelation-length cloud overlap method	flag	integer	()		in
iovr_exp	flag_for_exponential_cloud_overlap_method	choice of exponential cloud overlap method	flag	integer	()		in
iovr_exprand	flag_for_exponential_random_cloud_overlap_method	choice of exponential-random cloud overlap method	flag	integer	()		in
lsswr	flag_for_calling_shortwave_radiation	logical flags for sw radiation calls	flag	logical	()		in
lslwr	flag_for_calling_longwave_radiation	logical flags for lw radiation calls	flag	logical	()		in
lat	latitude	latitude	radian	real	(ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_loop_extent)	kind_phys	in
de_lgth	cloud_decorrelation_length	cloud decorrelation length	km	real	(ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_loop_extent)	kind_phys	in
p_lay	air_pressure_at_layer_for_rrtmgp	air pressure at vertical layer for radiation calculation	Pa	real	(ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_loop_extent, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension)	kind_phys	in
cld_frac	total_cloud_fraction	layer total cloud fraction	frac	real	(ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_loop_extent, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension)	kind_phys	in
p_lev	air_pressure_at_interface_for_rrtmgp	air pressure at vertical interface for radiation calculation	Pa	real	(ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_loop_extent, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_interface_dimension)	kind_phys	in
deltaZ	layer_thickness	layer_thickness	m	real	(ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_loop_extent, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension)	kind_phys	in
cloud_overlap_param	cloud_overlap_param	cloud overlap parameter	km	real	(ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_loop_extent, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension)	kind_phys	in
precip_overlap_param	precip_overlap_param	precipitation overlap parameter	km	real	(ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_loop_extent, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension)	kind_phys	in
con_pi	pi	ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter	none	real	()	kind_phys	in
mtopa	model_layer_number_at_cloud_top	vertical indices for low, middle and high cloud tops	index	integer	(ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_loop_extent, ccpp_constant_one:3)		out
mbota	model_layer_number_at_cloud_base	vertical indices for low, middle and high cloud bases	index	integer	(ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_loop_extent, ccpp_constant_one:3)		out
cldsa	cloud_area_fraction_for_radiation	fraction of clouds for low, middle, high, total and BL	frac	real	(ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_loop_extent, ccpp_constant_one:5)	kind_phys	out
errmsg	ccpp_error_message	error message for error handling in CCPP	none	character	()	len=*	out
errflg	ccpp_error_code	error code for error handling in CCPP	1	integer	()		out