Air pressure at interface from ak/bk

  • Description: Produces pressure at the interface of levels from the surface pressure and ak & bk

  • Name: AirPressureAtInterface_B

  • Variable produced: air_pressure_levels

  • Input Variables: surface_pressure

  • Number of Levels - The “nLevels” number of levels stored in the VADER configuration variables

  • FunctionSpace - The same FunctionSpace as the input surface pressure Field

  • hasTLAD - False

  • Required Configuration Variable(s) in VADER constructor:
    • nLevels

    • sigma_pressure_hybrid_coordinate_a_coefficient

    • sigma_pressure_hybrid_coordinate_b_coefficient

  • Optional Parameters: None