Python Mock Microphysics Module

class libs.mock_microphys.mock_microphysics_scheme.MicrophysicsScheme

Bases: object

A class representing a Python microphysics scheme which is a mock-up of the ICON AES one-moment microphysics scheme.

finalize()

Finalize the microphysics scheme.

This method performs the finalization steps for the microphysics scheme.

initialize()

Initialize the microphysics scheme.

This method performs the initialization steps necessary for the microphysics scheme.

run(nvec, ke, ivstart, dt, dz, t, rho, p, qv, qc, qi, qr, qs, qg, qnc)

Run the microphysics computations.

This method executes the microphysics computations.

Parameters:

nvec (int):

Number of horizontal points.

ke (int):

Number of grid points in vertical direction.

ivstart (int):

Start index for horizontal direction.

dt (np.ndarray):

Times-tep for integration of microphysics (s)

dz (np.ndarray):

Layer thickness of full levels (m).

t (np.ndarray):

Temperature (K).

rho (np.ndarray):

Density of moist air (kg/m3)

p (np.ndarray):

Pressure (Pa).

qv (np.ndarray):

Specific water vapor content (kg/kg)

qc (np.ndarray):

Specific cloud water content (kg/kg)

qi (np.ndarray):

Specific cloud ice content (kg/kg)

qr (np.ndarray):

Specific rain content (kg/kg)

qs (np.ndarray):

Specific snow content kg/kg)

qg (np.ndarray):

Specific graupel content (kg/kg)

qnc (np.ndarray):

Cloud number concentration.

Returns:

Tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray, np.ndarray, np.ndarray, np.ndarray, np.ndarray, np.ndarray, np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:

• Updated temperature (K).

• Updated specific water vapor content (kg/kg)

• Updated specific cloud water content (kg/kg)

• Updated specific cloud ice content (kg/kg)

• Updated specific rain content (kg/kg)

• Updated specific snow content kg/kg)

• Updated specific graupel content kg/kg)

• Updated precipitation rate of rain, grid-scale (kg/(m2*s))

• Updated total precipitation flux