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@skamaroc skamaroc commented May 7, 2026

Kessler microphysics to a value at or below 99% of the full pressure. In the previous version of Kessler the saturation vapor pressure formula could produce unphysically large values of e_s at very low pressures (high model top) and cause the model to blow up.

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Kessler microphysics to a value at or below 99% of the full pressure.
In the previous version of Kessler the saturation vapor pressure
formula could produce unphysically large values of e_s at very
low pressures (high model top) and cause the model to blow up.
@skamaroc skamaroc requested review from jihyeonjang and mgduda May 7, 2026 21:18
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