From 9999f998227530ca95b3ef9251ae384e09123292 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Walter Hannah Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2024 15:50:39 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add more comments for phys_grid_ctem --- .../eam/src/physics/cam/phys_grid_ctem.F90 | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/components/eam/src/physics/cam/phys_grid_ctem.F90 b/components/eam/src/physics/cam/phys_grid_ctem.F90 index b3ac2fcc5f64..470264a66819 100644 --- a/components/eam/src/physics/cam/phys_grid_ctem.F90 +++ b/components/eam/src/physics/cam/phys_grid_ctem.F90 @@ -1,6 +1,22 @@ !---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! circulation diagnostics -- terms of the Transformed Eulerian Mean (TEM) equation ! +! This module makes use of the zonal_mean_mod methods to produce terms needed +! for the TEM budget from the physics grid state. Without this online +! calculation of terms, high-frequency 3D history output would be required to +! calculate the terms offline. The resulting zonal mean quantities and eddy +! covariance terms take up much less disk space and can be output monthly +! +! History output variables: +! Uzm Zonal-Mean zonal wind +! Vzm Zonal-Mean meridional wind +! Wzm Zonal-Mean vertical wind +! THzm Zonal-Mean potential temp +! VTHzm Meridional Heat Flux +! WTHzm Vertical Heat Flux +! UVzm Meridional Flux of Zonal Momentum +! UWzm Vertical Flux of Zonal Momentum +! THphys Potential temp !---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- module phys_grid_ctem use shr_kind_mod, only: r8 => shr_kind_r8