Changeset 1685 for trunk/LMDZ.MARS/README

Timestamp:

Apr 3, 2017, 11:08:39 AM (8 years ago)

Author:

jaudouard

Message:

Further modifications on CO2 clouds scheme. Water ice clouds can now serve as CCN for CO2 clouds

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• trunk/LMDZ.MARS/README (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/LMDZ.MARS/README

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 solvarmod==0. 
 Guidelines for min/ave/max EUV input:  fixed_euv_value=80/140/320.
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+== 03/04/2017 == JA
+further work on the CO2 clouds scheme:
+-water ice clouds can now serve as condensation nucleii for CO2 clouds. Memory of CO2 CCN origin is kept, but a study of the water cycle is needed to know ig further work is necessary.
+-co2cloud.F, improvedCO2clouds.F, nucleaCO2.F, massflowrateCO2.F and physiq_mod.F have been modified accordingly.
+-co2 cloud scheme tuning has been improved for more stability. 
+-a new contact parameter for CO2 ice on silicate is used (mtetaco2=0.78) in microphys.h. Reference in microphysic.h
+-CO2 ice temperature is computed as a function of temperature in CO2cloud.F and improvedCO2cloud.F. Reference is in initracer.F