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adding gocart changes for head of develop#16

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This pull request introduces several updates to configuration files for the UFS GOCART model, focusing on adding new parameters, improving wet removal schemes, and updating external data sources. Below is a summary of the most important changes, grouped by theme.

Wet Removal Scheme Enhancements:

  • Added wet_removal_scheme: ufs along with rainout efficiency parameters (fwet_ice, fwet_snow, fwet_rain) to multiple configuration files, including CA2G_instance_CA.bc.rc, CA2G_instance_CA.br.rc, CA2G_instance_CA.oc.rc, DU2G_instance_DU.rc, and SS2G_instance_SS.rc. These parameters define the efficiency of wet removal processes for different precipitation types. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

New Parameters for Physical and Chemical Processes:

  • Introduced time_days_hydrophobic_to_hydrophilic (conversion rate of hydrophobic to hydrophilic aerosols) and time_days_chemical_destruction (rate of chemical destruction of carbon species) in CA2G_instance_CA.bc.rc, CA2G_instance_CA.br.rc, and CA2G_instance_CA.oc.rc. These parameters enhance the representation of aerosol lifecycle processes. [1] [2] [3]
  • Added soil_clay_factor in DU2G_instance_DU.rc to scale clay fraction in dust emissions.

Updates to External Data Sources:

  • Updated external data paths in ExtData.other for variables such as DU_RDRAG, DU_GVF, and DU_LAI, pointing to new datasets for albedo drag, green vegetation fraction, and leaf area index.
  • Separated volcanic emissions into volcano_srcfilen_explosive and volcano_srcfilen_degassing in SU2G_instance_SU.rc, improving the handling of volcanic SO₂ sources.

Dust Emission Scheme Adjustments:

  • Modified the alpha parameter in the Fengsha dust emission scheme from 0.1 to 0.16 and added drag_partition_option: 2 in DU2G_instance_DU.rc, refining the dust emission calculations.<!--

@JessicaMeixner-NOAA JessicaMeixner-NOAA merged commit ee1917b into JessicaMeixner-NOAA:updatemodel20250625 Jul 10, 2025
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