NAM_DIAG - General

NAM_DIAG - default option

Fortran name

Fortran type

Default value

XDTSTEP

REAL

XTSTEP

CISO

CHARACTER(LEN=NFILENAMELGTMAX)

PREVTK

LVAR_RS

LOGICAL

TRUE

  • XDTSTEP : time step of the DIAG program (one time step is performed). By default time step of the simulation is used (XTSTEP).

  • add CISO="PREVTK" in NAM_DIAG to store following variables:

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

PABST

absolute pression [Pa]

3D

THT

potential temperature [K]

3D

POVOT

potential vorticity [PVU]

3D

Note

Other options for CISO are :

  • “PR” to store PABST

  • “TK” to store THT

  • “EV” to store POVOT

  • “PRTK” to store PABST + THT

  • “PREV” to store PABST + POVOT

  • “TKEV” to store THT + POVOT

  • add LVAR_RS=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables:

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

UT

u-wind speed [m/s]

3D

VT

v-wind speed [m/s]

3D

WT

w-wind speed [m/s]

3D

RVT

water vapor mixing ratio [kg/kg]

3D

Tip

Add LWIND_ZM=T (with LVAR_RS=T) in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

UT_ZM

zonal wind speed [m/s]

3D

VT_ZM

meridian wind speed [m/s]

3D

  • add LVAR_LS=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

LSUM

large scale u-wind speed [m/s]

3D

LSVM

large scale v-wind speed [m/s]

3D

LSWM

large scale w-wind speed [m/s]

3D

LSTHM

large scale potential temperature [K]

3D

LSRVM

large scale water vapor mixing ratio [kg/kg]

3D

  • add LVAR_LS=T and LWIND_ZM=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

LSUM_ZM

large scale zonal wind speed [m/s]

3D

LSVM_ZM

large scale meridian wind speed [m/s]

3D

  • add LVAR_FRC=T in NAM_DIAG (LFORCING has to be T in YINIFILE.des) to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

UFRCn

zonal component of horizontal forcing wind [m/s]

1D

VFRCn

meridian component of horizontal forcing wind [m/s]

1D

WFRCn

vertical forcing wind [m/s]

1D

THFRCn

\(\theta_{\rm frc}\) forcing potential temperature [K]

1D

RVFRCn

\(r_{v,\rm frc}\) forcing vapor mixing ratio [kg/kg]

1D

TENDTHFRCn

\((\partial \theta/\partial t)_{\rm frc}\) (K/s)

1D

TENDRVFRCn

\((\partial r_v/\partial t)_{\rm frc}\) ((kg/kg)/s)

1D

GXTHFRCn

\((\partial \theta/\partial x)_{\rm frc}\) (K/m)

1D

GYRVFRCn

\((\partial \theta/\partial y)_{\rm frc}\) (K/m)

1D

PGROUNDFRCn

forcing ground pressure (Pa)

0D

  • add LTPZH=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

TEMP

temperature [C]

3D

PRES

pressure [hPa]

3D

ALT

height of model levels (geopotentiel in pressure level) [m]

3D

REHU

relative Humidity [%] (if LUSERV=T)

3D

VPRES

vapor Pressure [hPa] (if LUSERV=T)

3D

  • add LCOREF=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

COREF

refraction coindex (if LUSERV=T)

3D

MCOREF

modified refraction coindex (if LUSERV=T)

3D

  • add LMOIST_V=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

THETAV

virtual potential Temperature [K]

3D

POVOV

virtual Potential Vorticity [PVU]

3D

  • add LMOIST_V=T and LMEAN_POVO=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

MEAN_POVOV

mean virtual potential vorticity (PVU)

2D

  • add LMOIST_E=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

THETAE

equivalent potential Temperature [K]

3D

POVOE

equivalent Potential Vorticity [PVU]

3D

  • add LMOIST_E=T and LMEAN_POVO=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

MEAN_POVOE

mean equivalent potential vorticity (PVU)

2D

  • add LMOIST_ES=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

THETAES

equivalent saturated potential temperature [K]

3D

POVOES

equivalent saturated potential vorticity [PVU]

3D

  • add LMOIST_S1=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

THETAS1

Moist air Entropy (1st order) potential temperature [K]

3D

  • add LMOIST_S2=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

THETAS2

Moist air Entropy (2nd order) potential temperature [K]

3D

  • add LMOIST_L=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

THETAL

Liquid water potential temperature [K]

3D

  • add LMEAN_POVO=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

MEAN_POVO

Mean Potential Vorticity (PVU)

2D

  • add LMEAN_POVO=T and LMOIST_V=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

MEAN_POVOV

Mean virtual Potential Vorticity (PVU)

2D

  • add LMEAN_POVO=T and LMOIST_E=T NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

MEAN_POVOE

Mean equivalent Potential Vorticity (PVU)

2D

Note

Add XMEAN_POVO(1:2) in NAM_DIAG to chose averaged between two isobaric levels in Pa (XMEAN_POVO(1),XMEAN_POVO(2)) (by default (15000,50000))

  • add LVORT=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

ABVOR

Mean equivalent Potential Vorticity (PVU)

2D

UM1

u-relative vorticity components (/s)

3D

VM1

v-relative vorticity components (/s)

3D

WM1

w-relative vorticity components (/s)

3D

  • add LVORT=T and LWIND_ZM=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

UM1_ZM

zonal relative vorticity components (m/s)

3D

VM1_ZM

meridian relative vorticity components (m/s)

3D

  • add LDIV=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

HDIV

Horizontal divergence (/s)

3D

HMDIV

Horizontal Moisture divergence (kg/m3/s)

3D

  • add LGEO=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

UM88

Geostrophic u-wind components (m/s)

3D

VM88

Geostrophic v-wind components (m/s)

3D

WM88

Geostrophic w-wind components (m/s)

3D

  • add LGEO=T and LWIND_ZM=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

UM88_ZM

Geostrophic zonal wind components (m/s)

3D

VM88_ZM

Geostrophic meridian wind components (m/s)

3D

  • add LAGEO=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

UM89

Ageostrophic u-wind components (m/s)

3D

VM89

Ageostrophic v-wind components (m/s)

3D

WM89

Ageostrophic w-wind components (m/s)

3D

  • add LAGEO=T and LWIND_ZM=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

UM89_ZM

Ageostrophic zonal wind components (m/s)

3D

VM89_ZM

Ageostrophic meridian wind components (m/s)

3D

  • add LMSLP=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

MSLP

Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa)

2D

  • add LBV_FR=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

BV

Brunt-Vaissala frequency (/s)

3D

BVE

Equivalent Brunt-Vaissala frequency (/s)

3D

  • add LVAR_MRSV=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

MRSVnnn

Mixing Ratio for User Scalar Variable n (g/kg)

3D

  • define CBLTOP="RICHA" in NAM_DIAG to store following variable :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

HBLTOP

Height of boundary layer top (m) computed with bulk Richardson number method

2D

  • define CBLTOP="THETA" in NAM_DIAG to store following variable :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

HBLTOP

Height of boundary layer top (m) computed with parcel method

2D

  • add LHU_FLX=T in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

UM90

u-wind components of moisture ground flux (kg/s/m2)

3D

VM90

v-wind components of moisture ground flux (kg/s/m2)

3D

UM91

u-wind components of moisture ground flux integrated on 3000 meters (kg/s/m)

2D

VM91

v-wind components of moisture ground flux integrated on 3000 meters (kg/s/m)

2D

HMCONV

Horizontal CONVergence of moisture flux (kg/s/m2)

2D

HMCONV3000

Horizontal CONVergence of moisture flux integrated on 3000 meters (kg/s/m2)

2D

UM92

u-wind components of hydrometeores ground flux (if CCLOUD=ICE3 or ICE4) (kg/s/m2)

2D

VM92

v-wind components of hydrometeores ground flux (if CCLOUD=ICE3 or ICE4) (kg/s/m2)

2D

UM93

u-wind components of hydrometeor ground flux (if CCLOUD=ICE3 or ICE4) (kg/s/m)

2D

VM93

v-wind components of hydrometeor ground flux (if CCLOUD=ICE3 or ICE4) (kg/s/m)

2D

HMCONV_TT

Horizontal CONVergence of hydrometeor flux (kg/s/m2)

2D

HMCONV3000_TT

Horizontal CONVergence of hydrometeor flux integrated on 3000 meters (kg/s/m2)

2D

  • define NCAPE=0 in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

CAPEMAX

maximum of CAPE3D (J/kg)

2D

CINMAX

value of CIN3D corresponding to CAPEMAX (J/kg)

2D

  • define NCAPE=1 in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

CAPEMAX

maximum of CAPE3D (J/kg)

2D

CINMAX

value of CIN3D corresponding to CAPEMAX (J/kg)

2D

CAPE3D

Convective Available Potential Energy (J/kg)

3D

CIN3D

Convective INhibition energy (J/kg)

3D

DCAPE3D

Downdraft cape (J/kg)

3D

  • define NCAPE=2 in NAM_DIAG to store following variables :

Name

Meaning [Unit]

Dimension

CAPEMAX

maximum of CAPE3D (J/kg)

2D

CINMAX

value of CIN3D corresponding to CAPEMAX (J/kg)

2D

CAPE3D

Convective Available Potential Energy (J/kg)

3D

CIN3D

Convective INhibition energy (J/kg)

3D

DCAPE3D

Downdraft cape (J/kg)

3D

VKE

Vertical Kinetic Energy (from explicit vertical motion) (J/kg)

3D