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 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