As suggested use tendencies for dycore_energy_consistency_adjust

schemes/check_energy/dycore_energy_consistency_adjust.F90

@@ -15,26 +15,33 @@ subroutine dycore_energy_consistency_adjust_run( &
       ncol, pver, &
       do_consistency_adjust, &
       scaling_dycore, &
-      temp_ini, &
-      t, &
-      tend_dtdt)
+      tend_dTdt, &
+      T, &
+      tend_dTdt_local)
 
     ! Input arguments
     integer,            intent(in)    :: ncol                  ! number of atmospheric columns
     integer,            intent(in)    :: pver                  ! number of vertical layers
     logical,            intent(in)    :: do_consistency_adjust ! do energy consistency adjustment?
     real(kind_phys),    intent(in)    :: scaling_dycore(:,:)   ! scaling for conversion of temperature increment [1]
-    real(kind_phys),    intent(in)    :: temp_ini(:,:)         ! initial temperature [K]
+    real(kind_phys),    intent(in)    :: tend_dTdt(:,:)        ! model physics temperature tendency [K s-1]
 
     ! Input/output arguments
-    real(kind_phys),    intent(inout) :: T(:,:)                ! temperature [K]
-    real(kind_phys),    intent(inout) :: tend_dtdt(:,:)        ! model phys temperature tendency [K s-1]
-
-    if(do_consistency_adjust) then
-      T(:ncol,:) = temp_ini(:ncol,:) + &
-                   scaling_dycore(:ncol,:) * (T(:ncol,:) - temp_ini(:ncol,:))
-
-      tend_dtdt(:ncol,:) = scaling_dycore(:ncol,:) * tend_dtdt(:ncol,:)
+    real(kind_phys),    intent(inout) :: T(:,:)                ! air temperature [K]
+
+    ! Output arguments
+    real(kind_phys),    intent(out) :: tend_dTdt_local(:,:)  ! (scheme) temperature tendency [K s-1]
+
+    if (do_consistency_adjust) then
+      ! original formula for scaling of temperature:
+      !   T(:ncol,:) = temp_ini(:ncol,:) + &
+      !                scaling_dycore(:ncol,:) * (T(:ncol,:) - temp_ini(:ncol,:))
+      ! and temperature tendency due to model physics:
+      !   tend_dTdt(:ncol,:) = scaling_dycore(:ncol,:) * tend_dTdt(:ncol,:)
+      !
+      ! the terms can be arranged for this scaling to be applied through scheme tendencies
+      ! at the cost of a round-off level difference
+      tend_dTdt_local(:ncol,:) = (scaling_dycore(:ncol,:) - 1._kind_phys) * tend_dTdt(:ncol,:)
     endif
     ! do nothing for dynamical cores with energy consistent with CAM physics
 

schemes/check_energy/dycore_energy_consistency_adjust.meta

@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
   type = real | kind = kind_phys
   dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent, vertical_layer_dimension)
   intent = in
-[ temp_ini ]
-  standard_name = air_temperature_at_start_of_physics_timestep
-  units = K
+[ tend_dTdt ]
+  standard_name = tendency_of_air_temperature_due_to_model_physics
+  units = K s-1
   type = real | kind = kind_phys
   dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent, vertical_layer_dimension)
   intent = in
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
   type = real | kind = kind_phys
   dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent, vertical_layer_dimension)
   intent = inout
-[ tend_dtdt ]
-  standard_name = tendency_of_air_temperature_due_to_model_physics
+[ tend_dTdt_local ]
+  standard_name = tendency_of_air_temperature
   units = K s-1
   type = real | kind = kind_phys
   dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent, vertical_layer_dimension)
-  intent = inout
+  intent = out

suites/suite_kessler.xml

@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
     <scheme>qneg</scheme>
     <scheme>geopotential_temp</scheme>
 
+    <!-- Energy conservation error messages cannot be turned on in simple physics
+         unless the appropriate heat surface flux is computed
+         and supplied as an argument to check_energy_chng to account for
+         how the simplified physics forcings are changing the total energy. -->
+    <scheme>check_energy_zero_fluxes</scheme>
+    <scheme>check_energy_scaling</scheme>
+    <scheme>check_energy_chng</scheme>
+
     <!-- State diagnostics -->
     <scheme>sima_state_diagnostics</scheme>
     <scheme>kessler_diagnostics</scheme>
@@ -26,9 +34,11 @@
 
     <!-- MPAS and SE specific scaling of temperature for enforcing energy consistency:
          First, calculate the scaling based off cp_or_cv_dycore (from cam_thermo_water_update)
-         Then, perform the temperature and temperature tendency scaling -->
+         Then, perform the temperature and temperature tendency scaling,
+         and apply tendencies resulting from such adjustment -->
     <scheme>check_energy_scaling</scheme>
     <scheme>dycore_energy_consistency_adjust</scheme>
+    <scheme>apply_tendency_of_air_temperature</scheme>
 
     <!-- Tendency diagnostics -->
     <scheme>sima_tend_diagnostics</scheme>

suites/suite_tj2016.xml

@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
     <scheme>apply_heating_rate</scheme>
     <scheme>qneg</scheme>
 
+    <!-- Energy conservation error messages cannot be turned on in simple physics
+         unless the appropriate heat surface flux is computed
+         and supplied as an argument to check_energy_chng to account for
+         how the simplified physics forcings are changing the total energy. -->
+    <scheme>check_energy_zero_fluxes</scheme>
+    <scheme>check_energy_scaling</scheme>
+    <scheme>check_energy_chng</scheme>
+
     <!-- State diagnostics -->
     <scheme>sima_state_diagnostics</scheme>
   </group>
@@ -20,9 +28,11 @@
 
     <!-- MPAS and SE specific scaling of temperature for enforcing energy consistency:
          First, calculate the scaling based off cp_or_cv_dycore (from cam_thermo_water_update)
-         Then, perform the temperature and temperature tendency scaling -->
+         Then, perform the temperature and temperature tendency scaling,
+         and apply tendencies resulting from such adjustment -->
     <scheme>check_energy_scaling</scheme>
     <scheme>dycore_energy_consistency_adjust</scheme>
+    <scheme>apply_tendency_of_air_temperature</scheme>
 
     <!-- Tendency diagnostics -->
     <scheme>sima_tend_diagnostics</scheme>