Cloud fractions are all zeroes for RRFS ensemble members using GFS PBL and G-F convection.
The fix will add SGS cloud to ccpp SDF and change conv_cf_opt to Xu-Randall for convective cloud fraction computation for those members.
conv_cf_opt will be added as an input namelist parameter for runtime switch (conv_cf_opt=1 for GFS PBL members).
To Reproduce:
What compilers/machines are you seeing this with?
Hera
Give explicit steps to reproduce the behavior.
Run RRFS ensemble members 1 and 4 (ccpp suite RRFSens_phy1 and RRFSens_phy4)
check TCDC in grib2 or cloud fraction in history netcdf
they are all zeroes
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needs to be fixed also in noaa-emc/nems/issues/
needed for noaa-emc/fv3atm/pull/
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Testing:
Have you tested the code changes? On what platforms?
Yes. On Hera
Have you run regression test in ufs-weather-model or ufs-s2s-model with code changes?
Not yet. Will do it next.
Will the baseline results change?
If the baseline results change, is it expected? Please give brief explanation.
Several tests for a single case (init 2023/05/10/06Z) have been performed by:
Description
Cloud fractions are all zeroes for RRFS ensemble members using GFS PBL and G-F convection.
The fix will add SGS cloud to ccpp SDF and change conv_cf_opt to Xu-Randall for convective cloud fraction computation for those members.
conv_cf_opt will be added as an input namelist parameter for runtime switch (conv_cf_opt=1 for GFS PBL members).
To Reproduce:
What compilers/machines are you seeing this with? Hera Give explicit steps to reproduce the behavior.
Additional context
Add any other context about the problem here. Directly reference any issues or PRs in this or other repositories that this is related to, and describe how they are related. Example:
Output
Screenshots If applicable, drag and drop screenshots to help explain your problem.
output logs If applicable, include relevant output logs. Either drag and drop the entire log file here (if a long log) or
Testing:
Several tests for a single case (init 2023/05/10/06Z) have been performed by:
Here are total/low/medium/high cloud fractions and downward short wave radiation flux at surface: cldfra_comparison_f24.pptx cldfra_comparison_f36.pptx dswrfsfc.pptx
Dependent PRs:
https://github.com/ufs-community/ccpp-physics/pull/186