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part of cam6_4_214: Write lat_rad, lon_rad to snapshot for CCPPization (CAM-SIMA) - #1731

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Write lat_rad and lon_rad to snapshots (the column latitude and longitude in radians).

The history coordinates lat and lon are in degrees, and converting them back to radians in CAM-SIMA differs from CAM's values by one ulp at some columns (44 of 486 at ne3pg3), which seeds answer differences in every latitude-dependent scheme tested through FPHYStest. The CAM-SIMA null dycore prefers these fields when present.

@jimmielin jimmielin self-assigned this Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot tapes now carry lat_rad and lon_rad, the column latitude and
longitude in radians as the physics grid hands them to parameterizations,
on both the before and after tapes. The history coordinates lat and lon
are in degrees, and converting them back to radians in CAM-SIMA differs
from CAM's values by one ulp at some columns (44 of 486 at ne3pg3), which
seeds answer differences in every latitude-dependent scheme tested
through FPHYStest. The CAM-SIMA null dycore prefers these fields when
present.

Answer impact: none (two new diagnostic fields on snapshot tapes only).

Assisted-by: claude-fable:5.1
@cacraigucar cacraigucar changed the title Write lat_rad, lon_rad to snapshot for CCPPization (CAM-SIMA) part of cam6_4_214: Write lat_rad, lon_rad to snapshot for CCPPization (CAM-SIMA) Oct 19, 2026
@cacraigucar cacraigucar closed this pull request by merging all changes into ESCOMP:cam_development in d96a3c5 Oct 21, 2026
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