Limit the saturation vapor pressure e_s used in the Kessler microphysics#1452
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This commit limits the saturation vapor pressure e_s used in the 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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This PR limits the saturation vapor pressure,
e_s, used in the 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 ofe_sat very low pressures (high model top) and cause the model to blow up.