Changeset 2669 for trunk/LMDZ.MARS/libf/phymars/co2condens_mod.F

Timestamp:

Apr 25, 2022, 12:28:20 PM (3 years ago)

Author:

abierjon

Message:

Mars GCM:
Put the CO2 ice scavenging ratio for dust and water ice to 20 instead of 100, to prevent drying of the water cycle.

AB

File:

• trunk/LMDZ.MARS/libf/phymars/co2condens_mod.F (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/LMDZ.MARS/libf/phymars/co2condens_mod.F

@@ -917 +917 @@
       
 c   Initialization:
-      scav_ratio_dust = 100 !1 !10 !100 !1000
-      scav_ratio_wice = scav_ratio_dust
+      scav_ratio_dust = 20 !1 !10 !100 !1000 ! the scavenging ratio value of 20 is a good compromise to remove the dust in the polar night
+      scav_ratio_wice = scav_ratio_dust      ! while not drying up the water cycle (which occurs at scav_ratio_wice values above 50 at least)
       pdq_scav(:,:,:)=0.
       pdqsc(:,:)=0.