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”RB:bulk Richardson number (dimensionless)“ issue #15

Open quentinwan opened 3 years ago

quentinwan commented 3 years ago

Where can I find the parameter description of the "RB" module?I want to use the "RB" module, but I can't find which weather variables to enter。Who can help to answer？Thanks a lot.

mcgibbon commented 3 years ago

My apologies, there are no routines to compute RB (bulk Richardson number). This is because I never implemented a solution for vertical integration/differentiation for terms. To compute the bulk Richardson number, you have to know which array axis corresponds to the vertical on each variable, and align the vertical axes of the inputs. This would need some additional inputs when calling compute.

My recommendation is to implement the equation on your own according to its formula (you can find it here, for example). You can use this package to compute theta_v and T_v which you need for that equation.