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\paragraph{Upper Level Moisture} |
\paragraph{Upper Level Moisture} |
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The fizhi package uses climatological water vapor data above 100 mb from the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas |
The fizhi package uses climatological water vapor data above 100 mb from the Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas |
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Experiment (SAGE) as input into the model's radiation packages. The SAGE data is archived |
Experiment (SAGE) as input into the model's radiation packages. The SAGE data is archived |
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as monthly zonal means at 5$^\circ$ latitudinal resolution. The data is interpolated to the |
as monthly zonal means at $5^\circ$ latitudinal resolution. The data is interpolated to the |
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model's grid location and current time, and blended with the GCM's moisture data. Below 300 mb, |
model's grid location and current time, and blended with the GCM's moisture data. Below 300 mb, |
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the model's moisture data is used. Above 100 mb, the SAGE data is used. Between 100 and 300 mb, |
the model's moisture data is used. Above 100 mb, the SAGE data is used. Between 100 and 300 mb, |
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a linear interpolation (in pressure) is performed using the data from SAGE and the GCM. |
a linear interpolation (in pressure) is performed using the data from SAGE and the GCM. |