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% CLIMODE: potential vorticity toolbox |
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% This package tries to provide some useful and simple routines to compute, visualize and |
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% analyze Potential Vorticity from the global high resolution (1/8deg) simulation of the |
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% MITgcm. |
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% Routines are as general as possible for extended applications, but note that they were |
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% developped to focus on the Western Atlantic region for the CLIMODE project. |
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% Enjoy ! |
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% gmaze@mit.edu |
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% Last update: 10/06/06 |
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% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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% PROGRAMS LIST (NOT A FUNCTIONS): |
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% main_getPV_eg |
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% This program is an exemple of how to define global setup and |
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% to launch the PV computing. |
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% FUNCTIONS LIST 1: NETCDF FILES DIAGNOSTICS |
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% From netcdf files contained into SNAPSHOT sub-directory of the |
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% ./netcdf-files/ home folder, these functions ... |
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% A_compute_potential_density(SNAPSHOT) |
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% Computes potential density SIGMATHETA from potential |
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% temperature THETA and anomalous salinity SALTanom. |
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% B_compute_relative_vorticity(SNAPSHOT) |
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% Computes the 3 components of the relative vorticity from the |
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% horizontal flow. |
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% C_compute_potential_vorticity(SNAPSHOT,[WANT_SPL_PV]) |
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% Computes the potential vorticity field from the relative |
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% vorticity components and the potential density. Option |
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% WANT_SPL_PV turned 1 (0 by default) makes the function only |
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% computing the PV based on the planetary vorticity. |
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% D_compute_potential_vorticity(SNAPSHOT,[WANT_SPL_PV]) |
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% Multiplies the potential vorticity computed with |
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% C_COMPUTE_POTENTIAL_VORTICITY by the coefficient: -1/RHO |
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% Optional flag WANTSPLPV is turned to 0 by default. Turn it to 1 |
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% if the PV computed was the simple one (f.dSIGMATHETA/dz). It's |
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% needed for the output netcdf file informations. |
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% compute_JBz(SNAPSHOT) |
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% Computes the surface PV flux due to diabatic processes. |
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% compute_JFz(SNAPSHOT) |
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% Computes the surface PV flux due to frictionnal forces. |
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% compute_density(SNAPSHOT) |
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% Computes density RHO from potential temperature THETA |
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% and anomalous salinity SALTanom. |
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% compute_alpha(SNAPSHOT) |
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% Computes the thermal expansion coefficient ALPHA from potential |
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% temperature THETA and salinity anomaly SALTanom. |
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% compute_QEk(SNAPSHOT) |
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% Computes QEk, the lateral heat flux induced by Ekman currents |
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% from JFz, the PV flux induced by frictional forces. |
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% compute_EKL(SNAPSHOT) |
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% Compute the Ekman Layer Depth from the wind stress and the density |
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% fields. |
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% compute_MLD(SNAPSHOT) |
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% Compute the Mixed Layer Depth from the SST, SSS and potential |
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% density fields. |
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% FUNCTIONS LIST 2: ANALYSIS FUNCTIONS |
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% volbet2iso(TRACER,LIMITS,DEPTH,LAT,LONG) |
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% This function computes the volume embedded between two |
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% iso-TRACER values and limited eastward, westward and southward |
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% by fixed limits. |
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% surfbet2outcrops(TRACER,LIMITS,LAT,LONG) |
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% This function computes the horizontal surface limited |
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% by two outcrops of a tracer. |
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% intbet2outcrops(TRACER,LIMITS,LAT,LONG) |
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% This function computes the horizontal surface integral |
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% of the field TRACER on the area limited by two outcrops. |
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% subfct_getisoS(TRACER,ISO) |
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% This function determines the iso-surface ISO of the |
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% 3D field TRACER(Z,Y,X). |
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% LOWER LEVEL AND SUB-FUNCTIONS LIST: |
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% pv_checkpath |
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% This function, systematicaly called by the others, ensures that |
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% all needed sub-directories of the package are in the path. |
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% PS: |
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% > Functions name are case sensitive. |
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% > See sub-directory "subfct" for further functions. |
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% > Following packages are required: |
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% M_MAP: http://www.eos.ubc.ca/~rich/map.html |
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% SEAWATER: http://www.marine.csiro.au/datacentre/processing.htm |
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