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	jmc	1.1	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	jmc	1.4	* Oceanic set-up on the cubed-sphere grid using the vector-invariant
8	jmc	1.1	formulation.
9
10	jmc	1.4	Forcing :
11	jmc	1.1	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	jmc	1.4	* bathymetry :
17	jmc	1.1	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	jmc	1.2	* package thSIce and bulk_forc are included but not used in the standard
28			set-up.
29
30	jmc	1.3	* additional forcing fields and parameter files are provided (in input.thsice)
31	jmc	1.4	in order to illustrate the use of thSIce pkg.
32	jmc	1.2	the output of a short run (20.iter) is given in results/output_thsice.txt
33	jmc	1.1
34	jmc	1.3	October 1rst, 2005:
35			* input.viscA4/data has been added to test biharmonic viscosity on CS-grid
36	jmc	1.4	with side-drag. However, this set of parameters has only be used for
37	jmc	1.3	short tests and is not recommended to begin with.