Model Physics Parameters Files

 

The file qtcmpar.in (in src and work) contains the value of various physical parameters used by the model. The program that generates many of these parameters, par.f, is provided (see Section  for more information), but is not easy to use, since some parameters have subtle physical and numerical properties. We don't recommend modifying most parameters unless you are quite familiar with the model.

Below is a brief description of some of the categories of variables described in qtcmpar.in:

1. Variables a1hat, a1s, V1s, b1hat, bb1hat and b1s help describe the temperature and humidity profiles.
2. Variables GMsr, GMsp, GMqr, GMqp, GMs0r, and GMq0r help describe the gross moist stability.
3. eps_c is used in our version of the Betts-Miller [17, 18, 19] convective parameterization.
4. CV0 is related to the neutral drag coefficient. See subroutine sflux in qtcm.f for more details.
5. Variables eps_0, eps_10, eps_01, and eps_1 are related to momentum damping.
6. Tsref is the reference surface temperature.
7. Cpg converts heat flux into column heating rate.
8. Trefs is the surface value of the reference atmospheric temperature.
9. qrefs is the surface value of the reference atmospheric humidity.
10. Tcrefs is the surface value of the convective reference atmospheric temperature.
11. qcrefs is the surface value of the convective reference atmospheric humidity.
12. Trefhat is the vertical integral of the reference atmospheric temperature.
13. qrefhat is the vertical integral of the reference atmospheric humidity.
14. Tcrefhat is the vertical integral of the convective reference atmospheric temperature.
15. qcrefhat is the vertical integral of the convective reference atmospheric humidity.

Figure  gives a reproduction of the file. Chapter  gives a fuller discussion of the physics behind the variables in this file. Section  relates model variables with the variables given in the QTCM1 main papers [1, 2].

  
Figure: File qtcmpar.in