Tune GPU performance for AMIP simulations

[sriharshakandala]

The Climate Modeling Alliance

Software Design Issue 📜

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• Lead: @sriharshakandala
• Collaborators: @charleskawczynski @simonbyrne @szy21
• Reviewers: --> @simonbyrne

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SDI Revision Log

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### `ClimaAtmos.jl`
- [ ] Move model-cache variables to fully typed structs
- [ ] Add grid-dependent hyperviscosity specification
- [ ] Balance model-cache recomputation and computing on-the-fly cache
- [ ] Asynchronous kernel launches using CUDA streams
- [ ] Explore CUDA graphs for hiding latency
- [ ] Add QA benchmarks for target AMIP simulations

### `ClimaCore.jl`
- [ ] https://github.com/CliMA/ClimaCore.jl/issues/1428

[simonbyrne]

Focus on RRTMGP