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Module zetac_clouds_W_mod

Contact:  fil
Reviewers:  sak
Change History: WebCVS Log


OVERVIEW

zetac_clouds_W_mod obtains the cloud specification variables for the zetac cloud parameterization from microphys_cloud_mod and makes them available to the radiation package.



OTHER MODULES USED

   time_manager_mod
fms_mod
constants_mod
rad_utilities_mod
microphys_cloud_mod

PUBLIC INTERFACE

zetac_clouds_W_init:
zetac_clouds_W_init is the constructor for zetac_clouds_W_mod.
zetac_clouds_amt:
zetac_clouds_amt defines the location, amount (cloud fraction), and number of clouds present on the model grid, in addition to liquid and ice-water paths, cloud thickness, and effective drop and crystal sizes.
zetac_clouds_W_end:
zetac_clouds_W_end is the destructor for zetac_clouds_W_mod.


PUBLIC DATA

None.


PUBLIC ROUTINES

  1. zetac_clouds_W_init

    call zetac_clouds_W_init 
    
    DESCRIPTION
    zetac_clouds_W_init is the constructor for zetac_clouds_W_mod.


  2. zetac_clouds_amt

    call zetac_clouds_amt (is, ie, js, je, z_half, z_full, land, & phalf, deltaz, Cld_spec, Lsc_microphys)
    DESCRIPTION
    zetac_clouds_amt defines the location, amount (cloud fraction), and number of clouds present on the model grid, in addition to liquid and ice-water paths, cloud thickness, and effective drop and crystal sizes. if a microphysically-based cloud parameter- ization is being used, particle sizes and concentrations are also provided.


    INPUT
    is, ie, js, je    starting/ending subdomain i,j indices of data in the physics_window being integrated
       [integer]
    pflux    pressure values at flux levels (average of pressure values at model grid points
       [real]
    press    pressure values at model grid points. surface pressure is stored at index value nlev+1
       [real]
    temp    temperature at model levels (1:nlev), to be used in cloud calculations
       [real]
    land    fraction of grid box covered by land
       [real]

    INPUT/OUTPUT
    Cld_spec    cld_specification_type variable containing the cloud specification input fields needed by the radiation package
       [cld_specification_type]
    Lsc_microphys    microphysics_type variable containing the size, concentration and fraction of the four condensate types (cloud drop, cloud ice, rain, snow) in the grid box, present when microphysically-based cloud radiation properties are desired.
       [microphys_type]

  3. zetac_clouds_W_end

    call zetac_clouds_W_end 
    
    DESCRIPTION
    zetac_clouds_W_end is the destructor for zetac_clouds_W_mod.



DATA SETS

None.


ERROR MESSAGES

None.


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