Add water variables #69
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| <standard_name name="mass_content_of_graupel_in_atmosphere_layer"> | ||
| <type kind="kind_phys" units="kg m-2">real</type> | ||
| </standard_name> | ||
| <standard_name name="mass_content_of_hail_in_atmosphere_layer"> | ||
| <type kind="kind_phys" units="kg m-2">real</type> | ||
| </standard_name> |
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How do these two interact with do_graupel_instead_of_hail and do_hail_instead_of_graupel? Does the CCPP consider these either / or or are can you use both? Can you use do_graupel_instead_of_hail with mass_content_of_hail_in_atmosphere_layer? How does that work?
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Graupel and hail are different things, so you can definitely use both hail "mass content" and graupel "mass content", although I kwow schemes which assume that all graupel and hail can be considered as graupel, for simplification.
I didn't know about the do_hail_instead_of_graupel and do_graupel_instead_of_hail flags. My guess is that these flags are used in the some part of GFS microphysics scheme do activate similar simplifications.
Maybe @grantfirl (who added these flag names) or @gthompsnJCSDA can give some insight on this.
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Graupel and hail are different things
Well for sure I'd rather get hit on the head with graupel :)
| long_name="ratio of the mass of rain to the mass of dry air at all interfaces excluding surface"> | ||
| <type kind="kind_phys" units="kg kg-1">real</type> | ||
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| <standard_name name="total_water_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air_and_condensed_water" |
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Should we add a new rule to StandardNamesRules.rst stating that the phrase total_water includes all types of water in all phases? I realize that it is somewhat obvious, but I would rather be overly-pedantic then risk potential confusion/argument later.
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@nusbaume I did not pick up on it before, but now I think I am also confused in the same way you are. In this particular case, "total water" would imply that this ratio is:
(mass water vapor) + (mass liquid water) + (mass water ice)
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(mass water vapor) + (mass liquid water) + (mass dry air)
@MayeulDestouches am I interpreting that correctly?
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I have added a rule to clarify what total_water is.
@mkavulich, this ratio is
(mass water vapor) + (mass liquid water) + (mass water ice)
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(mass water vapor) + (mass liquid water) + (mass water ice) + (mass dry air)
Co-authored-by: Jesse Nusbaumer <[email protected]>
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Thanks for the changes @MayeulDestouches! This PR looks ready to me now.
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Is anything missing for this PR to be merged? |
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Sorry for the slow response! It looks like we still need an approval from @ss421 before we can merge. |
This PR extends a few variables related to atmospheric water:
_at_top_interfacesvertical stagger. I only updated the mixing ratios wrt dry air and the mixing ratios wrt moist air and condensed water, as I don't need the mixing ratios wrt moist air alone.It also adds a few water-related variables:
water_vapor_mixing_ratio_wrt_moist_air_and_condensed_water_assuming_saturationfor saturated specific humidity.derivative_of_ln_water_vapor_partial_pressure_assuming_saturation_wrt_air_temperaturefor the log derivative of saturation vapor pressure wrt temperature._at_top_interacesvariants of the latter two variables.