pkg/sbo/README.sbo

Online computation of angular momentume terms
=============================================

Subdirectory pkg/sbo contains a small diagnostic package that computes IERS
Special Bureau for the Oceans (SBO) core products, including oceanic mass,
center-of-mass, angular, and bottom pressure.  The package is enabled by
adding sbo to packages.conf and "useSBO=.TRUE." in data.pkg during model
execution.  There are two separate output products, SBO_DIAG.* and
OBPtave*, which are described below.

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SBO_DIAG.data is a single file that contains the following fields at every
model time step:

   myCurrentTime - model integration time                    (s)
   xoamc         - x-comp oam due to currents        (kg-m**2/s)
   yoamc         - y-comp oam due to currents        (kg-m**2/s)
   zoamc         - z-comp oam due to currents        (kg-m**2/s)
   xoamp         - x-comp oam due to pressure        (kg-m**2/s)
   yoamp         - y-comp oam due to pressure        (kg-m**2/s)
   zoamp         - z-comp oam due to pressure        (kg-m**2/s)
   mass          - mass of oceans                           (kg)
   xcom          - x-comp of center-of-mass of oceans        (m)
   ycom          - y-comp of center-of-mass of oceans        (m)
   zcom          - z-comp of center-of-mass of oceans        (m)

The file is direct access, real*8, binary.  Its dimensions are 11 X nt, where
nt is number of records.  For example, in matlab you can use

   sbo=readbin('SBO_DIAG.data',[11 nt],1,'real*8',0,'native');

to obtain the 11 X nt matlab array sbo.  A copy of readbin.m resides in
subdirectory verification/lab_sea/matlab.

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OBPtave* files contain ocean-bottom pressure in Pascals (N/m^2).  Ocean bottom
pressure is cumulated and averaged for sbo_taveFreq seconds.  Parameter
sbo_taveFreq is specified in data.sbo during model execution.  For example:

# SBO parameters
 &SBO_PARM01
 sbo_taveFreq = 86400.
 &

will average and dump bottom pressure once per day.  The bottom pressure files
are 2-dimensional fields with dimension nx X ny equal to those of the model
domain.  The files have standard MITgcmUV mdsio output format.  The files are
direct access, real*4, binary.  They can be global or tiled (depending on
whether "globalFiles=.TRUE." is set in parameter file data).  For example, in
matlab you can use

   obp=readbin('OBPtave0000000020.data',[nx ny],1);

to read a global bottom pressure file output at model time step 20.  Land is
flagged with -999.99 values.

===========

SBO package file description

   Added:
      pkg/sbo/sbo_calc.F         - main SBO routine, lots of comments
      pkg/sbo/sbo_check.F        - check for package consistency
      pkg/sbo/sbo_diags.F        - SBO diagnostics
      pkg/sbo/sbo_readparms.F    - read parameter file data.sbo
      pkg/sbo/sbo_rho.F          - in-situ density computation
      pkg/sbo/sbo_writevector.F  - write direct access binary vector
      pkg/sbo/SBO.h              - main header file
      pkg/sbo/SBO_OPTIONS.h      - SBO compiler time options
      doc/README.sbo             - description of SBO package
      utils/matlab/read_record.m - matlab routine for reading binary files
      utils/matlab/readbin.m     - matlab routine for reading binary files
      verification/natl_box/input/data.sbo  - example parameter file

   Modified:
      model/inc/CPP_OPTIONS.h          - added ALLOW_SBO
      model/inc/PARAMS.h               - added useSBO
      model/src/do_the_model_io.F      - added call to SBO package
      model/src/packages_boot.F        - added call to SBO package
      model/src/packages_check.F       - added call to SBO package
      model/src/packages_readparms.F   - added call to SBO package

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Last modified: 02/04/03 by Dimitris Menemenlis
1	Online computation of angular momentume terms
2	=============================================
3
4	Subdirectory pkg/sbo contains a small diagnostic package that computes IERS
5	Special Bureau for the Oceans (SBO) core products, including oceanic mass,
6	center-of-mass, angular, and bottom pressure. The package is enabled by
7	adding sbo to packages.conf and "useSBO=.TRUE." in data.pkg during model
8	execution. There are two separate output products, SBO_DIAG.* and
9	OBPtave*, which are described below.
10
11	===========
12
13	SBO_DIAG.data is a single file that contains the following fields at every
14	model time step:
15
16	myCurrentTime - model integration time (s)
17	xoamc - x-comp oam due to currents (kg-m**2/s)
18	yoamc - y-comp oam due to currents (kg-m**2/s)
19	zoamc - z-comp oam due to currents (kg-m**2/s)
20	xoamp - x-comp oam due to pressure (kg-m**2/s)
21	yoamp - y-comp oam due to pressure (kg-m**2/s)
22	zoamp - z-comp oam due to pressure (kg-m**2/s)
23	mass - mass of oceans (kg)
24	xcom - x-comp of center-of-mass of oceans (m)
25	ycom - y-comp of center-of-mass of oceans (m)
26	zcom - z-comp of center-of-mass of oceans (m)
27
28	The file is direct access, real*8, binary. Its dimensions are 11 X nt, where
29	nt is number of records. For example, in matlab you can use
30
31	sbo=readbin('SBO_DIAG.data',[11 nt],1,'real*8',0,'native');
32
33	to obtain the 11 X nt matlab array sbo. A copy of readbin.m resides in
34	subdirectory verification/lab_sea/matlab.
35
36	===========
37
38	OBPtave* files contain ocean-bottom pressure in Pascals (N/m^2). Ocean bottom
39	pressure is cumulated and averaged for sbo_taveFreq seconds. Parameter
40	sbo_taveFreq is specified in data.sbo during model execution. For example:
41
42	# SBO parameters
43	&SBO_PARM01
44	sbo_taveFreq = 86400.
45	&
46
47	will average and dump bottom pressure once per day. The bottom pressure files
48	are 2-dimensional fields with dimension nx X ny equal to those of the model
49	domain. The files have standard MITgcmUV mdsio output format. The files are
50	direct access, real*4, binary. They can be global or tiled (depending on
51	whether "globalFiles=.TRUE." is set in parameter file data). For example, in
52	matlab you can use
53
54	obp=readbin('OBPtave0000000020.data',[nx ny],1);
55
56	to read a global bottom pressure file output at model time step 20. Land is
57	flagged with -999.99 values.
58
59	===========
60
61	SBO package file description
62
63	Added:
64	pkg/sbo/sbo_calc.F - main SBO routine, lots of comments
65	pkg/sbo/sbo_check.F - check for package consistency
66	pkg/sbo/sbo_diags.F - SBO diagnostics
67	pkg/sbo/sbo_readparms.F - read parameter file data.sbo
68	pkg/sbo/sbo_rho.F - in-situ density computation
69	pkg/sbo/sbo_writevector.F - write direct access binary vector
70	pkg/sbo/SBO.h - main header file
71	pkg/sbo/SBO_OPTIONS.h - SBO compiler time options
72	doc/README.sbo - description of SBO package
73	utils/matlab/read_record.m - matlab routine for reading binary files
74	utils/matlab/readbin.m - matlab routine for reading binary files
75	verification/natl_box/input/data.sbo - example parameter file
76
77	Modified:
78	model/inc/CPP_OPTIONS.h - added ALLOW_SBO
79	model/inc/PARAMS.h - added useSBO
80	model/src/do_the_model_io.F - added call to SBO package
81	model/src/packages_boot.F - added call to SBO package
82	model/src/packages_check.F - added call to SBO package
83	model/src/packages_readparms.F - added call to SBO package
84
85	===========
86
87	Last modified: 02/04/03 by Dimitris Menemenlis