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Chapter 8: Part II: Physics Options in MM5

MM5 Physics

Cumulus Schemes

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Cumulus schemes (ICUPA)

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Anthes-Kuo

Grell

Arakawa-Schubert

Fritsch-Chappell

Kain-Fritsch

Betts-Miller

Kain-Fritsch 2

Shallow convection (ISHALLO=1)

Planetary Boundary Layer Schemes

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Planetary Boundary Layer Schemes (IBLTYP)

Bulk PBL

High-resolution (Blackadar) PBL

Burk-Thompson PBL

Eta PBL

MRF PBL

Gayno-Seaman PBL

Pleim-Chang PBL

Moist Vertical Diffusion (IMVDIF)

Thermal Roughness Length (IZ0TOPT)

Microphysics (Explicit Moisture) Schemes

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Microphysics Schemes (IMPHYS)

Dry

Stable Precipitation

Warm Rain

Simple Ice

Mixed-Phase

Goddard Microphysics

Reisner Graupel

Schultz Microphysics

Radiation Schemes

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Radiation Schemes (IFRAD)

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Simple Cooling

Surface Radiation

Cloud Radiation

CCM2 Radiation

RRTM Longwave

Surface Schemes

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Surface Schemes (ISOIL)

Force-Restore (Blackadar)

5-Layer Soil Model

NOAH Land Surface Model

Pleim-Xiu LSM

Bucket Soil Moisture (IMOIAV)

Polar Physics (IPOLAR=1)

Interactions among physics schemes

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Author: Cindy Bruyere

E-mail: bruyerec@ucar.edu