.. _Section_FileType_subsets_cld:


Cloud Subset
============

| **DOI:** https://doi.org/10.5439/1905813
| **File type abbreviation:** ``cld``

The cloud subset category contains variables extracted from the raw wrfout files related to clouds.
The data are on the raw model levels listed in :numref:`TableSubsetLevels`.

.. list-table:: Variables in the cloud subset files
    :name: TableSubsetCld
    :header-rows: 1
    :class: tight-table

    * - Variable Name
      - Description
    * - QCLOUD
      - cloud-water mixing ratio
    * - QRAIN
      - rainwater mixing ratio
    * - QICE
      - ice crystal mixing ratio
    * - QSNOW
      - snow mixing ratio
    * - QGRAUP
      - graupel mixing ratio
    * - QNICE
      - ice number concentration
    * - QNRAIN
      - raindrop number concentration
    * - QNCLOUD
      - cloud droplet number concentration
    * - REFL_10CM
      - radar reflectivity, λ=10 cm
    * - CLDFRA
      - radiative cloud fraction
    * - LWP
      - liquid water path
    * - IWP
      - ice water path
    * - PRECIPWATER
      - precipitable water