verification/global_ocean.cs32x15/README

global ocean using the cubed-sphere grid 32x32x32 with 15 levels
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Specific option:
* Use Non-Linear Free surface formulation with z* coordinate
   with real fresh-water flux.
* Oceanic set-up on the cubed-sphere grid using the vector-invariant 
   formulation.

Forcing : 
 use Monthly mean climatological forcing (except P-E-R, annual mean).
 same data set as global-ocean lat-long experiments but interpolated
  on CS-32 grid.

Comments:
* bathymetry : 
 designed to be coupled to Atmospheric model, therefore includes
 most of the semi-enclosed sea (Mediterranean, Black-Sea, Red-Sea,
   Hudson Bay ...)
 bathy_cs32.bin: initial bathymetry
   h < 0 is meant to stay wet-point whatever delZ(1) is ; Consequently
   the global ocean area is not affected by the vertical resolution.
 bathy_Hmin50.bin: bathymetry file used in the current set-up
    generated from bathy_cs32.bin using matlab script mk_bathy4gcm.m
 mk_bathy4gcm.m matlab script that deepen all shallow point up to 50m.
* global integral of E-P-R and annual mean net Q flux are zero.
* package thSIce and bulk_forc are included but not used in the standard
  set-up.

* additional forcing fields and parameter files are provided (in input.thsice)
  in order to illustrate the use of thSIce pkg. 
  the output of a short run (20.iter) is given in results/output_thsice.txt

October 1rst, 2005:
* input.viscA4/data has been added to test biharmonic viscosity on CS-grid
  with side-drag. However, this set of parameters has only be used for 
  short tests and is not recommended to begin with.
1	global ocean using the cubed-sphere grid 32x32x32 with 15 levels
2	=================================================================
3
4	Specific option:
5	* Use Non-Linear Free surface formulation with z* coordinate
6	with real fresh-water flux.
7	* Oceanic set-up on the cubed-sphere grid using the vector-invariant
8	formulation.
9
10	Forcing :
11	use Monthly mean climatological forcing (except P-E-R, annual mean).
12	same data set as global-ocean lat-long experiments but interpolated
13	on CS-32 grid.
14
15	Comments:
16	* bathymetry :
17	designed to be coupled to Atmospheric model, therefore includes
18	most of the semi-enclosed sea (Mediterranean, Black-Sea, Red-Sea,
19	Hudson Bay ...)
20	bathy_cs32.bin: initial bathymetry
21	h < 0 is meant to stay wet-point whatever delZ(1) is ; Consequently
22	the global ocean area is not affected by the vertical resolution.
23	bathy_Hmin50.bin: bathymetry file used in the current set-up
24	generated from bathy_cs32.bin using matlab script mk_bathy4gcm.m
25	mk_bathy4gcm.m matlab script that deepen all shallow point up to 50m.
26	* global integral of E-P-R and annual mean net Q flux are zero.
27	* package thSIce and bulk_forc are included but not used in the standard
28	set-up.
29
30	* additional forcing fields and parameter files are provided (in input.thsice)
31	in order to illustrate the use of thSIce pkg.
32	the output of a short run (20.iter) is given in results/output_thsice.txt
33
34	October 1rst, 2005:
35	* input.viscA4/data has been added to test biharmonic viscosity on CS-grid
36	with side-drag. However, this set of parameters has only be used for
37	short tests and is not recommended to begin with.