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Radiation Clouds Module

This module computes cloud related quantities for radiation computations. More...

Modules

module  module_radiation_clouds
 This module computes cloud related quantities for radiation computations.
 

Functions/Subroutines

subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::cld_init (si, NLAY, imp_physics, me)
 This subroutine is an initialization program for cloud-radiation calculations and sets up boundary layer cloud top. More...
 
subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::radiation_clouds_prop (plyr, plvl, tlyr, tvly, qlyr, qstl, rhly, ccnd, ncndl, cnvw, cnvc, tracer1, xlat, xlon, slmsk, dz, delp, IX, LM, NLAY, NLP1, deltaq, sup, me, icloud, kdt, ntrac, ntcw, ntiw, ntrw, ntsw, ntgl, ntclamt, imp_physics, imp_physics_nssl, imp_physics_fer_hires, imp_physics_gfdl, imp_physics_thompson, imp_physics_wsm6, imp_physics_zhao_carr, imp_physics_zhao_carr_pdf, imp_physics_mg, iovr_rand, iovr_maxrand, iovr_max, iovr_dcorr, iovr_exp, iovr_exprand, idcor_con, idcor_hogan, idcor_oreopoulos, imfdeepcnv, imfdeepcnv_gf, do_mynnedmf, lgfdlmprad, uni_cld, lmfshal, lmfdeep2, cldcov, clouds1, effrl, effri, effrr, effrs, effr_in, effrl_inout, effri_inout, effrs_inout, lwp_ex, iwp_ex, lwp_fc, iwp_fc, dzlay, latdeg, julian, yearlen, gridkm, cld_frac, cld_lwp, cld_reliq, cld_iwp, cld_reice, cld_rwp, cld_rerain, cld_swp, cld_resnow, clds, mtop, mbot, de_lgth, alpha)
 Subroutine radiation_clouds_prop computes cloud related quantities for different cloud microphysics schemes. More...
 
subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::progcld_zhao_carr (plyr, plvl, tlyr, tvly, qlyr, qstl, rhly, clw, xlat, xlon, slmsk, dz, delp, IX, NLAY, NLP1, uni_cld, lmfshal, lmfdeep2, cldcov, effrl, effri, effrr, effrs, effr_in, dzlay, cldtot, cldcnv, cld_frac, cld_lwp, cld_reliq, cld_iwp, cld_reice, cld_rwp, cld_rerain, cld_swp, cld_resnow)
 This subroutine computes cloud related quantities using zhao/moorthi's prognostic cloud microphysics scheme. More...
 
subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::progcld_zhao_carr_pdf (plyr, plvl, tlyr, tvly, qlyr, qstl, rhly, clw, cnvw, cnvc, xlat, xlon, slmsk, dz, delp, ix, nlay, nlp1, deltaq, sup, kdt, me, dzlay, cldtot, cldcnv, cld_frac, cld_lwp, cld_reliq, cld_iwp, cld_reice, cld_rwp, cld_rerain, cld_swp, cld_resnow)
 This subroutine computes cloud related quantities using zhao/moorthi's prognostic cloud microphysics scheme + pdfcld. More...
 
subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::progcld_gfdl_lin (plyr, plvl, tlyr, tvly, qlyr, qstl, rhly, clw, cnvw, cnvc, xlat, xlon, slmsk, cldtot, dz, delp, IX, NLAY, NLP1, dzlay, cldtot1, cldcnv, cld_frac, cld_lwp, cld_reliq, cld_iwp, cld_reice, cld_rwp, cld_rerain, cld_swp, cld_resnow)
 This subroutine computes cloud related quantities using GFDL Lin MP prognostic cloud microphysics scheme. More...
 
subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::progcld_fer_hires (plyr, plvl, tlyr, tvly, qlyr, qstl, rhly, clw, xlat, xlon, slmsk, dz, delp, ntrac, ntcw, ntiw, ntrw, IX, NLAY, NLP1, icloud, uni_cld, lmfshal, lmfdeep2, cldcov, re_cloud, re_ice, re_snow, dzlay, cldtot, cldcnv, cld_frac, cld_lwp, cld_reliq, cld_iwp, cld_reice, cld_rwp, cld_rerain, cld_swp, cld_resnow)
 
subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::progcld_thompson_wsm6 (plyr, plvl, tlyr, qlyr, qstl, rhly, clw, xlat, xlon, slmsk, dz, delp, ntrac, ntcw, ntiw, ntrw, ntsw, ntgl, IX, NLAY, NLP1, uni_cld, lmfshal, lmfdeep2, cldcov, cnvw, re_cloud, re_ice, re_snow, lwp_ex, iwp_ex, lwp_fc, iwp_fc, dzlay, cldtot, cldcnv, cld_frac, cld_lwp, cld_reliq, cld_iwp, cld_reice, cld_rwp, cld_rerain, cld_swp, cld_resnow)
 
subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::progcld_thompson (plyr, plvl, tlyr, qlyr, qstl, rhly, clw, xlat, xlon, slmsk, dz, delp, ntrac, ntcw, ntiw, ntrw, ntsw, ntgl, IX, NLAY, NLP1, uni_cld, lmfshal, lmfdeep2, cldcov, re_cloud, re_ice, re_snow, lwp_ex, iwp_ex, lwp_fc, iwp_fc, dzlay, gridkm, cldtot, cldcnv, cld_frac, cld_lwp, cld_reliq, cld_iwp, cld_reice, cld_rwp, cld_rerain, cld_swp, cld_resnow)
 
subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::progclduni (plyr, plvl, tlyr, tvly, ccnd, ncnd, xlat, xlon, slmsk, dz, delp, IX, NLAY, NLP1, cldtot, effrl, effri, effrr, effrs, effr_in, dzlay, cldtot1, cldcnv, cld_frac, cld_lwp, cld_reliq, cld_iwp, cld_reice, cld_rwp, cld_rerain, cld_swp, cld_resnow)
 This subroutine computes cloud related quantities using for unified cloud microphysics scheme. More...
 
subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::gethml (plyr, ptop1, cldtot, cldcnv, dz, de_lgth, alpha, IX, NLAY, iovr_rand, iovr_maxrand, iovr_max, iovr_dcorr, iovr_exp, iovr_exprand, clds, mtop, mbot)
 This subroutine computes high, mid, low, total, and boundary cloud fractions and cloud top/bottom layer indices for model diagnostic output. The three cloud domain boundaries are defined by ptopc. The cloud overlapping method is defined by control flag 'iovr', which is also used by LW and SW radiation programs. More...
 
subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::cal_cldfra3 (CLDFRA, qv, qc, qi, qs, dz, p, t, XLAND, gridkm, modify_qvapor, max_relh, kts, kte, debug_flag)
 
subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::adjust_cloudice (cfr, qi, qs, qvs, T, dz, entr, k1, k2, kts, kte)
 
subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::adjust_cloudh2o (cfr, qc, qvs, T, dz, entr, k1, k2, kts, kte)
 
subroutine, public module_radiation_clouds::adjust_cloudfinal (cfr, qc, qi, Rho, dz, kts, kte)
 
subroutine module_radiation_clouds::cloud_fraction_xurandall (IX, NLAY, plyr, clwf, rhly, qstl, cldtot)
 
subroutine module_radiation_clouds::cloud_fraction_mass_flx_1 (IX, NLAY, lmfdeep2, xrc3, plyr, clwf, rhly, qstl, cldtot)
 
subroutine module_radiation_clouds::cloud_fraction_mass_flx_2 (IX, NLAY, lmfdeep2, xrc3, plyr, clwf, rhly, qstl, cldtot)
 
subroutine module_microphysics::rsipath2 (plyr, plvl, tlyr, qlyr, qcwat, qcice, qrain, rrime, IM, LEVS, iflip, flgmin, cwatp, cicep, rainp, snowp, recwat, rerain, resnow, snden)
 This program is a modified version of Ferrier's original "rshipath" subprogram. It computes layer's cloud liquid, ice, rain, and snow water condensate path and the partical effective radius for liquid droplet, rain drop, and snow flake. More...
 

Variables

real(kind=kind_phys), parameter module_radiation_clouds::gfac =1.0e5/con_g
 
real(kind=kind_phys), parameter module_radiation_clouds::gord =con_g/con_rd
 
integer, parameter, public module_radiation_clouds::nf_clds = 9
 number of fields in cloud array More...
 
integer, parameter, public module_radiation_clouds::nk_clds = 3
 number of cloud vertical domains More...
 
real(kind=kind_phys), dimension(nk_clds+1, 2), save module_radiation_clouds::ptopc
 pressure limits of cloud domain interfaces (low, mid, high) in mb (0.1kPa) More...
 
real(kind=kind_phys), parameter module_radiation_clouds::climit = 0.001
 
real(kind=kind_phys), parameter module_radiation_clouds::climit2 =0.05
 
real(kind=kind_phys), parameter module_radiation_clouds::ovcst = 1.0 - 1.0e-8
 
real(kind=kind_phys), parameter module_radiation_clouds::reliq_def = 10.0
 default liq radius to 10 micron More...
 
real(kind=kind_phys), parameter module_radiation_clouds::reice_def = 50.0
 default ice radius to 50 micron More...
 
real(kind=kind_phys), parameter module_radiation_clouds::rrain_def = 1000.0
 default rain radius to 1000 micron More...
 
real(kind=kind_phys), parameter module_radiation_clouds::rsnow_def = 250.0
 default snow radius to 250 micron More...
 
real(kind=kind_phys), parameter module_radiation_clouds::cldssa_def = 0.99
 default cld single scat albedo More...
 
real(kind=kind_phys), parameter module_radiation_clouds::cldasy_def = 0.84
 default cld asymmetry factor More...
 
integer module_radiation_clouds::llyr = 2
 upper limit of boundary layer clouds More...
 
real(kind=kind_phys), dimension(95), parameter module_radiation_clouds::retab =(/ 5.92779, 6.26422, 6.61973, 6.99539, 7.39234, 7.81177, 8.25496, 8.72323, 9.21800, 9.74075, 10.2930, 10.8765, 11.4929, 12.1440, 12.8317, 13.5581, 14.2319, 15.0351, 15.8799, 16.7674, 17.6986, 18.6744, 19.6955, 20.7623, 21.8757, 23.0364, 24.2452, 25.5034, 26.8125, 27.7895, 28.6450, 29.4167, 30.1088, 30.7306, 31.2943, 31.8151, 32.3077, 32.7870, 33.2657, 33.7540, 34.2601, 34.7892, 35.3442, 35.9255, 36.5316, 37.1602, 37.8078, 38.4720, 39.1508, 39.8442, 40.5552, 41.2912, 42.0635, 42.8876, 43.7863, 44.7853, 45.9170, 47.2165, 48.7221, 50.4710, 52.4980, 54.8315, 57.4898, 60.4785, 63.7898, 65.5604, 71.2885, 75.4113, 79.7368, 84.2351, 88.8833, 93.6658, 98.5739, 103.603, 108.752, 114.025, 119.424, 124.954, 130.630, 136.457, 142.446, 148.608, 154.956, 161.503, 168.262, 175.248, 182.473, 189.952, 197.699, 205.728, 214.055, 222.694, 231.661, 240.971, 250.639/)
 

Detailed Description

Knowledge of cloud properties and their vertical structure is important for meteorological studies due to their impact on both the Earth's radiation budget and adiabatic heating within the atmosphere. Cloud properties in the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Centers for Environmental Prediction Global Forecast System (GFS) include (i) cloud liquid/ice water path; (ii) the fraction of clouds; (iii) effective radius of water/ice droplet:

Cloud overlapping method (namelist control parameter - IOVR)
IOVR=0: randomly overlapping vertical cloud layers
IOVR=1: maximum-random overlapping vertical cloud layers
IOVR=2: maximum overlapping vertical cloud layers
IOVR=3: decorrelation length overlapping vertical cloud layers
IOVR=4: exponential overlapping vertical cloud layers
IOVR=5: exponential-random overlapping vertical cloud layers

Sub-grid cloud approximation (namelist control parameter - ISUBC_LW=2, ISUBC_SW=2)
ISUBC=0: grid averaged quantities, without sub-grid cloud approximation
ISUBC=1: with McICA sub-grid approximation (use prescribed permutation seeds)
ISUBC=2: with McICA sub-grid approximation (use random permutation seeds)

Version
NCEP-Radiation_clouds v5.1 Nov 2012