Table 1 List of climate variables used to assess simulation sensitivity.
Sr. no. | Variable | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | PRECT | Total (convective + large-scale) precipitation rate | mm/day |
2. | PRECC | Convective (deep + shallow) precipitation rate | mm/day |
3. | PRECL | Large-scale precipitation rate | mm/day |
4. | TAS | Surface air temperature | K |
5. | FLUT | Upwelling longwave flux at the top of the model | W/m2 |
6. | SWCF | Shortwave cloud forcing | W/m2 |
7. | LWCF | Longwave cloud forcing | W/m2 |
8. | LHFLX | Surface latent heat flux | W/m2 |
9. | SHFLX | Surface sensible heat flux | W/m2 |
10. | CLDTOT | Vertically-integrated total cloud | Fraction (0–1) |
11. | CLDLOW | Vertically-integrated low cloud (lower than 700 hPa) | Fraction (0–1) |
12. | CLDMED | Vertically-integrated mid-level cloud (700 to 400 hPa) | Fraction (0–1) |
13. | CLDHGH | Vertically-integrated high cloud (400 to 50 hPa) | Fraction (0–1) |
14. | TMQ | Total precipitable water | kg/m2 |
15. | Z3-500 | Geopotential height at 500Â hPa | meter |
16. | DTCOND-850 | T tendency—moist processes at 850 hPa | K/s |
17. | LWP | Liquid water path | kg/m2 |
18. | IWP | Ice water path | kg/m2 |
