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Interface to Column Physics and Chemistry Packages
B. Eaton & B. Boville
Draft version: 18 September 2002
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Contents
1 Overview
2 Requirements
3 Physics Driver and Data Structures
3.1 Array dimensions
3.2 Precision of real data
3.3 Derived data types
3.3.1
physics_state
3.3.2
physics_tend
3.3.3
physics_ptend
3.3.4
surface_input
3.3.5
surface_output
4 Utility Modules
4.1 Physical constants
4.2 Output to history files
4.3 Physics buffer
4.4 Constituents
4.5 Time manager
4.6 Reference pressures
5 Implementation of a Generic Interface
5.1 Input from namelist
5.1.1 Template for input from namelist
5.2 Public interface methods
5.2.1
param_XXXX_register
5.2.2
param_XXXX_init_cnst
5.2.3
param_XXXX_init
5.2.4
param_XXXX_timestep_init
5.2.5
param_XXXX_timestep_tend
6 CAM Physics Package Interfaces
6.1 Vertical diffusion
6.2 Gravity wave drag
6.3 Dry adjustment
6.4 Moist convection - deep
6.5 Moist convection - shallow
6.6 Cloud fraction
6.7 Prognostic cloud water
6.8 Sulfur cycle chemistry / wet deposition
6.9 Convective transport
6.10 Cloud properties
6.11 Radiation
7 Review Status
Bibliography
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Brian Eaton 2002-09-18