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calc_lightning

Module:
File: lightning.f
Summary: calc_lightning calculates lightning flash amount and cloud- to-ground amount, based on cloud top height.
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Declaration:
Variables:
lightning_param : used from lightning

tune_lt_land : used from lightning

tune_lt_sea : used from lightning

flash_perturb : used from lightning

cg_dens : used from lightning

flash_dens : used from lightning

t_neg_ctr : used from lightning

flash_yield_midlat : used from lightning

flash_yield_tropic : used from lightning

cldtopl : used from lightning

enox_lgt : used from lightning

zatmo : used from atm_com

gz : used from atm_com

dtsrc : used from model_com

lat2d_dg : used from geom

axyp : used from geom

byaxyp : used from geom

bygrav : used from constant

sync_param : used from dictionary_mod

seconds_per_day : used from timeconstants_mod

focean : used from fluxes

atmsrf : used from fluxes

ij_ctog : used from diag_com

ij_flash : used from diag_com

aij : used from diag_com
Initial Value = >aij_loc
lmax : integer, intent(in)
highest layer of current convective cloud event
lfrz : integer, intent(in)
freezing level
ltop : integer
local copy of LMAX (alterable)
htcon : real*8
height of convection?
htfrz : real*8
height of freezing?
flash : real*8
lightning flashes per minute
th4 : real*8
thickness of cold sector, squared, cubed, etc.
th3 : real*8
thickness of cold sector, squared, cubed, etc.
th2 : real*8
thickness of cold sector, squared, cubed, etc.
th : real*8
thickness of cold sector, squared, cubed, etc.
cg : real*8
fraction of lightning that is cloud-to-ground
zlt : real*8
is a ratio of IC/CG see Price and Rind (1993) for more
i : integer, intent(in)

j : integer, intent(in)

mflux : real*8, intent(in)

precon : real*8, intent(in)

l : integer

area_ref : real*8

htcon2 : real*8

flashun : real*8

pr : real*8

mf : real*8

cgun : real*8

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