Boundary layer parameterizations and land surface processes in GFDL GCMS

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Air Land Interactions, Atmospheric Circulation, Dynamic Models, Earth Surface, Parameterization, Planetary Boundary Layer, Atmospheric Turbulence, E Region, Earth Albedo, F Region, Hydrology Models, Snow Cover

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General circulation model (GCM) parameterizations of subgrid scale physical processes are reviewed. The E layer physics is a static stability-dependent parameterization of turbulent vertical mixing in the surface boundary layer, planetary boundary layer, and free atmosphere. The optional F physics is similar to E, but employs the Arakawa-Schubert cumulus parameterization instead of moist convective adjustment. A specification of land surface albedo based upon CLIMAP data and a parameterization of snow albedo that depends on land surface type, snow melt, and snow depth are being tested. A water bucket model of the land surface hydrology is used. The impact of E and F physics on one month GCM forecasts and the results of a GCM soil moisture sensitivity experiment are discussed.

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