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add air density and potential temperature to export state

Open DeniseWorthen opened this issue 5 years ago • 3 comments

When cplflx = true, the air density and potential temperature should be added to the FV3 export state. They should be "height_lowest" values.

These variables are needed by CICE5/CICE6; currently they are being calculated either in the NEMS mediator or in the CICE cap using temp_height_lowest, pres_height_lowest and spec_humid_height_lowest.

DeniseWorthen avatar May 21 '20 13:05 DeniseWorthen

This change would simplify the CICE6 cap, since calculations done in the cap to provide these fields could be removed. @junwang-noaa is it possible to pass these variables from FV3?

DeniseWorthen avatar Apr 27 '22 10:04 DeniseWorthen

@DeniseWorthen We only need these two variables on the lowest model layer, correct?

junwang-noaa avatar Apr 27 '22 12:04 junwang-noaa

That is correct. In the CICE cap, we calculate the potential Temperature using the pres_height_lowest and the inst_temp_height_lowest. We calculate air density using pres_height_lowest, specific_humidity_lowest and temperature lowest. So the lowest level pTem and air density at lowest level would be consistent.

DeniseWorthen avatar Apr 27 '22 12:04 DeniseWorthen