#
# ***************
# Open boundaries
# ***************
 &OBCS_PARM01
# useOBCSsponge=.true.,
# useOBCSsponge=.FALSE.,
# useOBCSbalance=.TRUE.,

useOBCSprescribe=.true.,

OB_Jnorth = 102*-1,
OB_Jsouth = 102*1,
OB_Iwest  = 41*1,
OB_Ieast  = 41*-1,

OBEtFile='theta_east.from_ecco',
OBWtFile='theta_west.from_ecco',
OBStFile='theta_south.from_ecco',
OBNtFILE='theta_north.from_ecco',

OBEsFile='salt_east.from_ecco',
OBWsFile='salt_west.from_ecco',
OBSsFile='salt_south.from_ecco',
OBNsFILE='salt_north.from_ecco',

OBEvFile='v_east.from_ecco',
OBWvFile='v_west.from_ecco',
OBSvFile='v_south.from_ecco',
OBNvFILE='v_north.from_ecco',

OBEuFile='u_east.from_ecco',
OBWuFile='u_west.from_ecco',
OBSuFile='u_south.from_ecco',
OBNuFILE='u_north.from_ecco',
&

# *****************************************
# Sponge Layer Parameters.
# *****************************************
 &OBCS_PARM03

# Urelaxobcsinner=777600.E0,
# Urelaxobcsbound=259200.E0,

# Vrelaxobcsinner=777600.E0,
# Vrelaxobcsbound=259200.E0,

 Urelaxobcsinner=25920.E0,
 Urelaxobcsbound=8640.E0,

 Vrelaxobcsinner=25920.E0,
 Vrelaxobcsbound=8640.E0,

 spongeThickness=3,
 &