What is deep-soil heat flux in list of PIRCS-collecting variables?
The deep-soil flux is the net flux from the atmosphere into the model domain below the atmosphere. It is thus the flux across the interface from the atmosphere to the model’s soil-vegetation domain. Q: I would like to know how to define the mixed-layer depth, especially in cloudy conditions and night time. A: Mixed-Layer Depth in PIRCS is defined based on the potential temperature profile. The top of the mixed layer should be the midpoint of the model layer closest to the surface for which the potential temperature change with height, d(theta)/dz, exceeds +1 K/km. In case of multiple such layers under cloudy conditions, only the FIRST one from the ground is considered. Please note that when the surface layer is stably stratified, the mixed layer depth is zero.
