Cloud Subset

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 Table 20.

Table 22 Variables in the cloud subset files

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