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