[RegCNET] some question about variables in areopp.c b!

[XUNQIANG BI]

Hi, Zhou:

Firstly, I just want say that the reply to questions at RegCNET
is just a voluntary thing. The experts might be busy at their
own works ......

On Fri, 8 Sep 2006, jwzhou66 wrote:

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> From: "jwzhou66" <jwzhou66 at 163.com>
> To: "fabien solmon" <fsolmon at pmc.ucsc.edu>
> Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 22:23:22 +0800 (CST)
> Subject: Re: Re: [RegCNET] where is the interface of aerosol and ra diation module?
>
>
> Hi,Febien!
>   Thanks for your enthusiastic help!It's very helpful to me. Now
> I am across some  problems once more.There are so many routines that I 
> can't get the called sequence of the routines from aerosol datasets 
> input to calculating their climate effects,such as When aeroppt.F is
> called,I wondered!

Please try to read the codes and get the calling tree by yourself,
It would be very helpful if you want to learn well ReGCM3.

>  And I can't get some variable meaning:In aeroppt.cb,what dose
> 'npsi' surrogate ? why  its value is 19,not others?what dose 'ncoef' 
> surrogate ? why  its value is 5,not others?What does 'kscoef','ksbase' 
> meaning? number of 'kscoef'and 'ksbc' is 19 but that of 'ksbase' is 
> 5*19,why?

For the above questions, I would suggest that you try to find the
answers from NCAR CCM3.6.6 (or CRM, column radiation model) codes and 
documents by yourself.

Regards
Bi Xunqiang