The main references for the model formulation are papers by Neelin and Zeng [1] and Zeng, et al. [2]. A summary of the project leading up to the initial QTCM1 formulation may be found in Neelin [7], while the basis for the analytical approximations for dynamics are found in Neelin and Yu [8] and Yu and Neelin [14]. Documentation of the radiation and cloud packages may be found in Chou and Neelin [5] and Chou [3]. A partial summary of the model formulation is provided as Appendix 5.
This chapter summarizes some of the parameterizations used to describe atmospheric physics, as a well as implementation and discussion of the justifications used in calculating key parameters used in QTCM1.