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Selected QTCM1 Variable and Parameter Definitions

The following definitions of the ``paper variables'' are given in Neelin and Zeng [1] and Zeng et al. [2]. We present them here as an aid in interpreting the above variable keys.

Parameter definitions:

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where tex2html_wrap_inline2785 is the gross moist stability, and tex2html_wrap_inline2787 is the dry static energy. Recall that a tex2html_wrap_inline2505 term has been absorbed into T and that L is subsumed in the tex2html_wrap_inline2425 terms in the Neelin and Zeng [1] and Zeng et al. [2] equations.

Temperature, moisture, and momentum variable definitions:

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Recall that the vertical averaging operator is defined as follows in Neelin and Zeng [1]:

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Below are alternative (but equivalent) expressions for a few of the code variables given in the tables in Section 3.4.2:

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Some final notes: tex2html_wrap_inline2797 is the depth of the troposphere (in pressure units), and g is the gravitational acceleration at the Earth's surface.



Climate Systems Interaction Group
Tue Aug 13 18:22:11 PDT 2002