| 1 | dimitri | 1.1 | The scripts in this directory are for adding tidal boundary condition | 
| 2 |  |  | to a regional configuration of MITgcm. | 
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| 4 |  |  | The scripts are tested for Pine Island Model | 
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| 6 |  |  | Steps  to add tide boundary conditions  to regional MITgcm | 
| 7 |  |  | 0) Download the Circum-Antarctic Tide (CAT) Solution (Padman et al. 2002) | 
| 8 |  |  | from Earth and Space Research, http://www.esr.org. | 
| 9 |  |  | Modify CAT directory in test_tide_bc.m | 
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| 11 |  |  | 1) use create_bc_grid.m (test_bc_grid.m) to generate bc grid files. | 
| 12 |  |  | create_bc_grid.m will generate files with names like | 
| 13 |  |  | bdry_grid_[snwe].mat for south, north, west, and east boundary. | 
| 14 |  |  | This script needs a directory path for MITgcm domain related files, | 
| 15 |  |  | especially YC.data, XC.data, hFacC.data, AngleCS.data, AngleSN.data. | 
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| 17 |  |  | 2) use create_tide_bc_4bdry.m to generate tidal bc files (test_tide_bc.m) | 
| 18 |  |  | Or dummy tidal bc files (zero amplitde and phase) for land boundary | 
| 19 |  |  | if there is such a need. | 
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| 21 |  |  | create_tide_bc_4bdary.m will generate tidal bounday files with names | 
| 22 |  |  | like OB[SNWE]{am ph}.seaice_obcs and a time constant in seconds | 
| 23 |  |  | which will be used in obcs_add_tides.F | 
| 24 |  |  | The obcs_add_tides.F is included in this directory to explain how | 
| 25 |  |  | timec is used. This part (using timec)  will be changed in future. | 
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| 27 |  |  | 3) Modify data.obcs as following | 
| 28 |  |  | The number of tidal constituents to be included and their order | 
| 29 |  |  | should be consistent for tidal periods and tidal current amplitude and | 
| 30 |  |  | phase files,  OB?amFile and OB?phFile. | 
| 31 |  |  | useOBCStides = .TRUE. | 
| 32 |  |  | tidalperiod = ... | 
| 33 |  |  | OBSamFile =  ... | 
| 34 |  |  | OBNamFile =  ... | 
| 35 |  |  | OBWamFile = ... | 
| 36 |  |  | OBEamFile = ... | 
| 37 |  |  | OBSphFile = ... | 
| 38 |  |  | OBNphFile = ... | 
| 39 |  |  | OBWphFile = ... | 
| 40 |  |  | OBEphFile = ... | 
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| 44 |  |  | CAT Reference | 
| 45 |  |  | Padman, L., H. A. Fricker, R. Coleman, S. Howard, and S. Erofeeva, 2002: A new tidal model for the | 
| 46 |  |  | Antarctic ice shelves and seas, Ann. Glaciol., 34, 247-254. | 
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| 49 |  |  | XC WANG 15 Mar  2013 | 
| 50 |  |  | XC WANG 07 Feb. 2013 | 
| 51 |  |  | XC WANG 20 Dec. 2012 | 
| 52 |  |  | xiaochun.wang@jpl.nasa.gov |