The Design Document page provides a description of the algorithms, implementation and planned testing including unit, verification, validation and performance testing. Please read Step 1.3 Performance Expectations that explains feature documentation requirements from the performance group point of view.
Design Document
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Title: Gravity Wave Modifications for Improved QBO
Requirements and Design
E3SM Group_name (for example Watercycle) Water Cycle
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Summary
The convective gravity wave (GW) source parameterization in large part controls the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO). In E3SM, v1 the QBO is too strong and too fast. We have made modifications to parameters in the GW parameterization that improve the representation of the QBO in terms of the period and amplitude.
Requirements
Requirement: Minor changes to source and namelist
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Contributors: Wuyin Lin, Jadwiga (Yaga) Richter (Unlicensed)
Algorithmic Formulations
Design solution: All the code mods that are required are as follows:
real(r8), parameter :: CF = 12.5_r8
and in user_nl_cam
effgw_beres = 0.35
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Contributors: Jadwiga (Yaga) Richter (Unlicensed) Chih-Chieh-Jack Chen Wuyin Lin
Design and Implementation
Implementation:
Transfer above parameters to code
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Contributors: Jadwiga (Yaga) Richter (Unlicensed) Wuyin Lin
Planned Verification and Unit Testing
Verification and Unit Testing:
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Contributors: Wuyin Lin
How will XXX be tested? i.e. how will be we know when we have met requirement XXX. Will these unit tests be included in the ongoing going forward?
Planned Validation Testing
Validation Testing:
30 yrs AMIP and coupled simulations: comparisons of QBO in simulations with above parameter changes in E3SMv1 (already ran and submitted for publication);
Evaluation of resolved wave spectra. Need to have daily means of: PRECT, OMEGA500, FLUT, U200, and U850 in output.
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Contributors: Jadwiga (Yaga) Richter (Unlicensed)
Planned Performance Testing
Performance Testing:
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Contributors: Jadwiga (Yaga) Richter (Unlicensed) Wuyin Lin
Performance of the code should not be affected. Only parameter changes. Timings can be compared to previous runs.