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.
Variable Name |
Description |
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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 |