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16  \section{A Rotating Tank in Cylindrical Coordinates}  \section{A Rotating Tank in Cylindrical Coordinates}
17  \label{sect:eg-tank}  \label{sect:eg-tank}
18  \label{www:tutorials}  \label{www:tutorials}
19    \begin{rawhtml}
20    <!-- CMIREDIR:eg-tank: -->
21    \end{rawhtml}
22    
23  This section illustrates an example of MITgcm simulating a laboratory  This section illustrates an example of MITgcm simulating a laboratory
24  experiment on much smaller scales than those common to geophysical  experiment on much smaller scales than those commonly considered in  
25    geophysical
26  fluid dynamics.  fluid dynamics.
27    
28  \subsection{Overview}  \subsection{Overview}
29  \label{www:tutorials}  \label{www:tutorials}
30                                                                                                                                                                    
31                                                                                                                                                                    
32  This example experiment demonstrates using the MITgcm to simulate  This example configuration demonstrates using the MITgcm to simulate
33  a laboratory experiment with a rotating tank of water with an ice  a laboratory demonstration using a rotating tank of water with an ice
34  bucket in the center. The simulation is configured for a laboratory  bucket in the center. The simulation is configured for a laboratory
35  scale on a  scale on a
36  $3^{\circ}$ $\times$ 20cm  $3^{\circ}$ $\times$ 20cm
37  cyclindrical grid with twenty-nine vertical  cyclindrical grid with twenty-nine vertical
38  levels.  levels.
39  \\  \\
40    example illustration from GFD lab here
41    \\
42    
43    
44    
# Line 46  levels. Line 52  levels.
52  \label{www:tutorials}  \label{www:tutorials}
53    
54   The domain is discretised with   The domain is discretised with
55  a uniform grid spacing in the horizontal set to  a uniform cylindrical grid spacing in the horizontal set to
56   $\Delta x=\Delta y=20$~km, so   $\Delta a=1$~cm and $\Delta \phi=3^{\circ}$, so
57  that there are sixty grid cells in the $x$ and $y$ directions. Vertically the  that there are 120 grid cells in the azimuthal direction and thirty-one grid cells in the radial. Vertically the
58  model is configured with a single layer with depth, $\Delta z$, of $5000$~m.  model is configured with twenty-nine layers of uniform 0.5cm thickness.
   
 \subsubsection{Numerical Stability Criteria}  
 \label{www:tutorials}  
   
 The Laplacian dissipation coefficient, $A_{h}$, is set to $400 m s^{-1}$.  
 This value is chosen to yield a Munk layer width \cite{adcroft:95},  
   
 \begin{eqnarray}  
 \label{EQ:eg-baro-munk_layer}  
 M_{w} = \pi ( \frac { A_{h} }{ \beta } )^{\frac{1}{3}}  
 \end{eqnarray}  
   
 \noindent  of $\approx 100$km. This is greater than the model  
 resolution $\Delta x$, ensuring that the frictional boundary  
 layer is well resolved.  
59  \\  \\
60    something about heat flux
 \noindent The model is stepped forward with a  
 time step $\delta t=1200$secs. With this time step the stability  
 parameter to the horizontal Laplacian friction \cite{adcroft:95}  
   
   
   
 \begin{eqnarray}  
 \label{EQ:eg-baro-laplacian_stability}  
 S_{l} = 4 \frac{A_{h} \delta t}{{\Delta x}^2}  
 \end{eqnarray}  
   
 \noindent evaluates to 0.012, which is well below the 0.3 upper limit  
 for stability.  
 \\  
   
 \noindent The numerical stability for inertial oscillations    
 \cite{adcroft:95}  
   
 \begin{eqnarray}  
 \label{EQ:eg-baro-inertial_stability}  
 S_{i} = f^{2} {\delta t}^2  
 \end{eqnarray}  
   
 \noindent evaluates to $0.0144$, which is well below the $0.5$ upper  
 limit for stability.  
 \\  
   
 \noindent The advective CFL \cite{adcroft:95} for an extreme maximum  
 horizontal flow speed of $ | \vec{u} | = 2 ms^{-1}$  
   
 \begin{eqnarray}  
 \label{EQ:eg-baro-cfl_stability}  
 S_{a} = \frac{| \vec{u} | \delta t}{ \Delta x}  
 \end{eqnarray}  
   
 \noindent evaluates to 0.12. This is approaching the stability limit  
 of 0.5 and limits $\delta t$ to $1200s$.  
61    
62  \subsection{Code Configuration}  \subsection{Code Configuration}
63  \label{www:tutorials}  \label{www:tutorials}
# Line 135  are Line 89  are
89    
90  \begin{itemize}  \begin{itemize}
91    
92  \item Line X, \begin{verbatim} viscAh=5.0E-6, \end{verbatim} this line sets  \item Line 10, \begin{verbatim} viscAh=5.0E-6, \end{verbatim} this line sets
93  the Laplacian friction coefficient to $0.000006 m^2s^{-1}$, which is ususally  the Laplacian friction coefficient to $6 \times 10^{-6} m^2s^{-1}$,
94    which is ususally
95  low because of the small scale, presumably.... qqq  low because of the small scale, presumably.... qqq
96    
97  \item Line X, \begin{verbatim}f0=0.5 , \end{verbatim} this line sets the  \item Line 19, \begin{verbatim}f0=0.5 , \end{verbatim} this line sets the
98  coriolis term, and represents a tank spinning at qqq  coriolis term, and represents a tank spinning at 2/s
99  \item Line 10, \begin{verbatim} beta=1.E-11, \end{verbatim} this line sets  \item Line 20, \begin{verbatim} beta=1.E-11, \end{verbatim} this line sets
100  $\beta$ (the gradient of the coriolis parameter, $f$) to $10^{-11} s^{-1}m^{-1}$  $\beta$ (the gradient of the coriolis parameter, $f$) to $10^{-11} s^{-1}m^{-1}$
101    
102  \item Lines 15 and 16  \item Lines 27 and 28
103  \begin{verbatim}  \begin{verbatim}
104  rigidLid=.TRUE.,  rigidLid=.TRUE.,
105  implicitFreeSurface=.FALSE.,  implicitFreeSurface=.FALSE.,
106  \end{verbatim}  \end{verbatim}
107    
108  these lines do the opposite of the following:  qqq these lines do the opposite of the following:
109  suppress the rigid lid formulation of the surface  suppress the rigid lid formulation of the surface
110  pressure inverter and activate the implicit free surface form  pressure inverter and activate the implicit free surface form
111  of the pressure inverter.  of the pressure inverter.
112    
113  \item Line 27,  \item Line 44,
114  \begin{verbatim}  \begin{verbatim}
115  startTime=0,  nIter=0,
116  \end{verbatim}  \end{verbatim}
117  this line indicates that the experiment should start from $t=0$  this line indicates that the experiment should start from $t=0$
118  and implicitly suppresses searching for checkpoint files associated  and implicitly suppresses searching for checkpoint files associated
119  with restarting an numerical integration from a previously saved state.  with restarting an numerical integration from a previously saved state.
120    
121  \item Line 30,  \item Line 47,
122  \begin{verbatim}  \begin{verbatim}
123  deltaT=0.1,  deltaT=0.1,
124  \end{verbatim}  \end{verbatim}
# Line 171  This line sets the integration timestep Line 126  This line sets the integration timestep
126  small value among the examples due to the small physical scale of the  small value among the examples due to the small physical scale of the
127  experiment.  experiment.
128    
129  \item Line 39,  \item Line 58,
130  \begin{verbatim}  \begin{verbatim}
131  usingCylindricalGrid=.TRUE.,  usingCylindricalGrid=.TRUE.,
132  \end{verbatim}  \end{verbatim}
133  This line requests that the simulation be performed in a  This line requests that the simulation be performed in a
134  cylindrical coordinate system.  cylindrical coordinate system.
135    
136  \item Line qqq,  \item Line 60,
137  \begin{verbatim}  \begin{verbatim}
138  dXspacing=3,  dXspacing=3,
139  \end{verbatim}  \end{verbatim}
140  This line sets the azimuthal grid spacing between each x-coordinate line  This line sets the azimuthal grid spacing between each $x$-coordinate line
141  in the discrete grid. The syntax indicates that the discrete grid  in the discrete grid. The syntax indicates that the discrete grid
142  should be comprise of $120$ grid lines each separated by $3^{\circ}$.  should be comprise of $120$ grid lines each separated by $3^{\circ}$.
143                                                                                                                                                                    
144    
145    
146  \item Line qqq,  \item Line 61,
147  \begin{verbatim}  \begin{verbatim}
148  dYspacing=0.01,  dYspacing=0.01,
149  \end{verbatim}  \end{verbatim}
150  This line sets the radial grid spacing between each $\rho$-coordinate line  This line sets the radial cylindrical grid spacing between each $a$-coordinate line
151  in the discrete grid to $1cm$.  in the discrete grid to $1cm$.
152    
153  \item Line 43,  \item Line 62,
154  \begin{verbatim}  \begin{verbatim}
155  delZ=29*0.005,  delZ=29*0.005,
156  \end{verbatim}  \end{verbatim}
157  This line sets the vertical grid spacing between each z-coordinate line  This line sets the vertical grid spacing between each z-coordinate line
158  in the discrete grid to $5000m$ ($5$~km).  in the discrete grid to $5000m$ ($5$~km).
159    
160  \item Line 46,  \item Line 68,
161  \begin{verbatim}  \begin{verbatim}
162  bathyFile='bathyPol.bin',  bathyFile='bathyPol.bin',
163  \end{verbatim}  \end{verbatim}
164  This line specifies the name of the file from which the domain  This line specifies the name of the file from which the domain
165  ``bathymetry'' (tank depth) is read. This file is a two-dimensional  ``bathymetry'' (tank depth) is read. This file is a two-dimensional
166  ($x,y$) map of  ($a,\phi$) map of
167  depths. This file is assumed to contain 64-bit binary numbers  depths. This file is assumed to contain 64-bit binary numbers
168  giving the depth of the model at each grid cell, ordered with the $x$  giving the depth of the model at each grid cell, ordered with the $\phi$
169  coordinate varying fastest. The points are ordered from low coordinate  coordinate varying fastest. The points are ordered from low coordinate
170  to high coordinate for both axes.  The units and orientation of the  to high coordinate for both axes.  The units and orientation of the
171  depths in this file are the same as used in the MITgcm code. In this  depths in this file are the same as used in the MITgcm code. In this
# Line 218  experiment, a depth of $0m$ indicates an Line 173  experiment, a depth of $0m$ indicates an
173  and a depth  and a depth
174  f $-0.145m$ indicates the tank itself.  f $-0.145m$ indicates the tank itself.
175    
176  \item Line 49,  \item Line 67,
177  \begin{verbatim}  \begin{verbatim}
178  hydrogThetaFile='thetaPol.bin',  hydrogThetaFile='thetaPol.bin',
179  \end{verbatim}  \end{verbatim}
180  This line specifies the name of the file from which the initial values  This line specifies the name of the file from which the initial values
181  of $\theta$  of temperature
182  are read. This file is a three-dimensional  are read. This file is a three-dimensional
183  ($x,y,z$) map and is enumerated and formatted in the same manner as the  ($x,y,z$) map and is enumerated and formatted in the same manner as the
184  bathymetry file.  bathymetry file.
# Line 262  customizations for this experiment. Line 217  customizations for this experiment.
217  \label{www:tutorials}  \label{www:tutorials}
218    
219  The {\it input/thetaPol.bin} file specifies a three-dimensional ($x,y,z$)  The {\it input/thetaPol.bin} file specifies a three-dimensional ($x,y,z$)
220  map of initial values of $\theta$ in degrees Celsius.  map of initial values of $\theta$ in degrees Celsius.  This particular
221    experiment is set to random values x around 20C to provide initial
222    perturbations.
223    
224  \subsubsection{File {\it input/bathyPol.bin}}  \subsubsection{File {\it input/bathyPol.bin}}
225  \label{www:tutorials}  \label{www:tutorials}
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