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add new snow compaction scheme from Abolafia-Rosenzweig et al 2024#174

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This PR is to implement the new snow compaction scheme from Abolafia-Rosenzweig et al 2024, which updates the original Noah-MP snow compaction scheme based on Anderson (1976). This scheme has been added to Noah-MP as a new physics option: "snow_compaction_option".
snow_compaction_option = 1 (original Noah-MP snow compaction scheme based on Anderson 1976);
snow_compaction_option = 2 (updated Noah-MP snow compaction scheme based on Abolafia-Rosenzweig et al 2024);
The default snow compaction scheme is currently set to the updated scheme (snow_compaction_option = 2).

Effects of this change: the new scheme generally enhances snow compaction rate, which leads to a better simulation for snow depth and snow density comparing with the SNOTEL observations over the western US.

Reference: Abolafia-Rosenzweig, R., C. He, F. Chen, and M. Barlage (2024), Evaluating and enhancing snow compaction process in the Noah-MP land surface model, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 6, e2023MS003869, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023MS003869

This PR was originally submitted as #148, but with some modifications for naming and formatting as well as small bug fixes.

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I just realized that I missed the update in the LIS/noahmp driver folder part for this, and will update this PR soon.

NoahmpIO%C5_SNOWCOMPACT_TABLE = undefined_real
NoahmpIO%DM_SNOWCOMPACT_TABLE = undefined_real
NoahmpIO%ETA0_SNOWCOMPACT_TABLE = undefined_real
NoahmpIO%SNOWCOMPACTm_AR24_TABLE = undefined_real
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these 6 lines (with "AR24" as suffix) are the new added compaction parameters. The other lines for this part is just formatting changes to line up the code.

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@tslin2 @RAbolafiaRosenzweig I have added changes to the lis driver folder. Now this PR is ready for your review. thanks!

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looks good to me

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Code updates look correct and test simulations provide expected results.

@cenlinhe cenlinhe merged commit fec2761 into NCAR:develop Jan 30, 2025
weiwangncar pushed a commit to wrf-model/WRF that referenced this pull request Feb 15, 2026
TYPE: enhancement

KEYWORDS: Noah-MP, refactored code

SOURCE: Cenlin He (NCAR), Tzu-Shun Lin (NCAR)

DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES:
This PR includes necessary code changes to couple WRF with the latest refactored Noah-MP v5.1.2 via git submodule mechanisms. Compared to Noah-MP v4.7 in WRF v4.7.1, the Noah-MP v5.1.2 has several added new model physics:
1. add new snow compaction scheme (with namelist option control) developed by Abolafia-Rosenzweig et al 2024 (JAMES; https://doi.org/10.1029/2023MS003869) (NCAR/noahmp#174)
2. improved spring wheat parameters developed by Zhang et al 2023 (GMD; https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-3809-2023) (NCAR/noahmp#175)
3. add new wetland scheme (with namelist option control) developed by Zhang et al 2022 (WRR; https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR030573) (NCAR/noahmp#186)
4. couple SNICAR v3 snow albedo scheme into Noah-MP (with namelist option control) developed by Lin et al 2024 (JHM; https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-24-0082.1) (NCAR/noahmp#187)
5. add new snow cover scheme (with namelist option control) developed by Abolafia-Rosenzweig et al 2025 (JAMES; doi:10.1029/2024MS004704) (NCAR/noahmp#191)

LIST OF MODIFIED FILES: 
M       CMakeLists.txt
M       Makefile
M       Registry/Registry.EM_COMMON
M       Registry/registry.dimspec
M       Registry/registry.noahmp
M       arch/Config.pl
M       chem/depend.chem
M       chem/module_uoc_dust.F
M       clean
M       dyn_em/module_first_rk_step_part1.F
M       dyn_em/start_em.F
M       main/CMakeLists.txt
M       main/depend.common
M       phys/CMakeLists.txt
M       phys/Makefile
M       phys/module_diag_misc.F
M       phys/module_diagnostics_driver.F
M       phys/module_physics_init.F
M       phys/module_sf_clm.F
M       phys/module_surface_driver.F
M       phys/noahmp
M       run/README.namelist
M       run/README.physics_files
M       share/mediation_wrfmain.F
M       share/output_wrf.F
M       test/em_real/CMakeLists.txt
M       test/em_real/examples.namelist

TESTS CONDUCTED: 
- The code compiles successfully on NCAR's HPC (Derecho) using both intel and gfortran/gcc compilers. The test runs are also successful including that with activated MMF groundwater scheme, urban scheme, and different combinations of PBL, microphysics, and surface layer schemes. (tested by Cenlin He and Tzu-Shun Lin from NCAR), and has passed the regression tests.
- Regression tests have passed.

RELEASE NOTE: Coupling with refactored Noah-MP v5.1.2. This new version of NoahMP has a few new options and improvements compared to the previous Noah-MP v4.7 in WRF v4.7.1. See PR for details.

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Co-authored-by: Massimo D'isidoro <49653612+massimodisidoro@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: dudhia <dudhia@ucar.edu>
Co-authored-by: Yuxuan Xie <77427610+cug-xyx@users.noreply.github.com>
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