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4 %% * Introduction
5 %% o what it does, citations (refs go into mitgcm_manual.bib,
6 %% preferably in alphabetic order)
7 %% o Equations
8 %% * Key subroutines and parameters
9 %% * Reference material (auto generated from Protex and structured comments)
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12
13 \subsection{exch2: Extended Cubed Sphere \mbox{Topology}}
14 \label{sec:exch2}
15
16
17 \subsubsection{Introduction}
18
19 The \texttt{exch2} package extends the original cubed sphere topology
20 configuration to allow more flexible domain decomposition and
21 parallelization. Cube faces (also called subdomains) may be divided
22 into any number of tiles that divide evenly into the grid point
23 dimensions of the subdomain. Furthermore, the tiles can run on
24 separate processors individually or in groups, which provides for
25 manual compile-time load balancing across a relatively arbitrary
26 number of processors.
27
28 The exchange parameters are declared in
29 \filelink{pkg/exch2/W2\_EXCH2\_TOPOLOGY.h}{pkg-exch2-W2_EXCH2_TOPOLOGY.h}
30 and assigned in
31 \filelink{pkg/exch2/w2\_e2setup.F}{pkg-exch2-w2_e2setup.F}. The
32 validity of the cube topology depends on the \file{SIZE.h} file as
33 detailed below. The default files provided in the release configure a
34 cubed sphere topology of six tiles, one per subdomain, each with
35 32$\times$32 grid points, with all tiles running on a single processor. Both
36 files are generated by Matlab scripts in
37 \file{utils/exch2/matlab-topology-generator}; see Section
38 \ref{sec:topogen} \sectiontitle{Generating Topology Files for exch2}
39 for details on creating alternate topologies. Pregenerated examples
40 of these files with alternate topologies are provided under
41 \file{utils/exch2/code-mods} along with the appropriate \file{SIZE.h}
42 file for single-processor execution.
43
44 \subsubsection{Invoking exch2}
45
46 To use exch2 with the cubed sphere, the following conditions must be
47 met:
48
49 \begin{itemize}
50 \item The exch2 package is included when \file{genmake2} is run. The
51 easiest way to do this is to add the line \code{exch2} to the
52 \file{packages.conf} file -- see Section \ref{sec:buildingCode}
53 \sectiontitle{Building the code} for general
54 details.
55
56 \item An example of \file{W2\_EXCH2\_TOPOLOGY.h} and
57 \file{w2\_e2setup.F} must reside in a directory containing files
58 symbolically linked by the \file{genmake2} script. The safest place
59 to put these is the directory indicated in the \code{-mods=DIR}
60 command line modifier (typically \file{../code}), or the build
61 directory. The default versions of these files reside in
62 \file{pkg/exch2} and are linked automatically if no other versions
63 exist elsewhere in the build path, but they should be left untouched
64 to avoid breaking configurations other than the one you intend to
65 modify.
66
67 \item Files containing grid parameters, named \file{tile00$n$.mitgrid}
68 where $n$=\code{(1:6)} (one per subdomain), must be in the working
69 directory when the MITgcm executable is run. These files are
70 provided in the example experiments for cubed sphere configurations
71 with 32$\times$32 cube sides -- please contact MITgcm support if you
72 want to generate files for other configurations.
73
74 \item As always when compiling MITgcm, the file \file{SIZE.h} must be
75 placed where \file{genmake2} will find it. In particular for exch2,
76 the domain decomposition specified in \file{SIZE.h} must correspond
77 with the particular configuration's topology specified in
78 \file{W2\_EXCH2\_TOPOLOGY.h} and \file{w2\_e2setup.F}. Domain
79 decomposition issues particular to exch2 are addressed in Section
80 \ref{sec:topogen} \sectiontitle{Generating Topology Files for exch2}
81 and \ref{sec:exch2mpi} \sectiontitle{exch2, SIZE.h, and
82 Multiprocessing}; a more general background on the subject
83 relevant to MITgcm is presented in Section
84 \ref{sec:specifying_a_decomposition}
85 \sectiontitle{Specifying a decomposition}.
86 \end{itemize}
87
88 At the time of this writing the following examples use exch2 and may
89 be used for guidance:
90
91 \begin{verbatim}
92 verification/adjust_nlfs.cs-32x32x1
93 verification/adjustment.cs-32x32x1
94 verification/aim.5l_cs
95 verification/global_ocean.cs32x15
96 verification/hs94.cs-32x32x5
97 \end{verbatim}
98
99
100
101
102 \subsubsection{Generating Topology Files for exch2}
103 \label{sec:topogen}
104
105 Alternate cubed sphere topologies may be created using the Matlab
106 scripts in \file{utils/exch2/matlab-topology-generator}. Running the
107 m-file
108 \filelink{driver.m}{utils-exch2-matlab-topology-generator_driver.m}
109 from the Matlab prompt (there are no parameters to pass) generates
110 exch2 topology files \file{W2\_EXCH2\_TOPOLOGY.h} and
111 \file{w2\_e2setup.F} in the working directory and displays a figure of
112 the topology via Matlab -- figures \ref{fig:6tile}, \ref{fig:18tile},
113 and \ref{fig:48tile} are examples of the generated diagrams. The other
114 m-files in the directory are
115 subroutines called from \file{driver.m} and should not be run ``bare'' except
116 for development purposes. \\
117
118 The parameters that determine the dimensions and topology of the
119 generated configuration are \code{nr}, \code{nb}, \code{ng},
120 \code{tnx} and \code{tny}, and all are assigned early in the script. \\
121
122 The first three determine the height and width of the subdomains and
123 hence the size of the overall domain. Each one determines the number
124 of grid points, and therefore the resolution, along the subdomain
125 sides in a ``great circle'' around each the three spatial axes of the cube. At the time
126 of this writing MITgcm requires these three parameters to be equal,
127 but they provide for future releases to accomodate different
128 resolutions around the axes to allow subdomains with differing resolutions.\\
129
130 The parameters \code{tnx} and \code{tny} determine the width and height of
131 the tiles into which the subdomains are decomposed, and must evenly
132 divide the integer assigned to \code{nr}, \code{nb} and \code{ng}.
133 The result is a rectangular tiling of the subdomain. Figure
134 \ref{fig:48tile} shows one possible topology for a twenty-four-tile
135 cube, and figure \ref{fig:6tile} shows one for six tiles. \\
136
137 \begin{figure}
138 \begin{center}
139 \resizebox{6in}{!}{
140 % \includegraphics{s_phys_pkgs/figs/s24t_16x16.ps}
141 \includegraphics{s_phys_pkgs/figs/adjust_cs.ps}
142 }
143 \end{center}
144
145 \caption{Plot of a cubed sphere topology with a 32$\times$192 domain
146 divided into six 32$\times$32 subdomains, each of which is divided
147 into eight tiles of width \code{tnx=16} and height \code{tny=8} for a
148 total of forty-eight tiles. The colored borders of the subdomains
149 represent the parameters \code{nr} (red), \code{ng} (green), and
150 \code{nb} (blue).
151 This tiling is used in the example
152 verification/adjustment.cs-32x32x1/
153 with the option (blanklist.txt) to remove the land-only 4 tiles
154 (11,12,13,14) which are filled in red on the plot.
155 } \label{fig:48tile}
156 \end{figure}
157
158 \begin{figure}
159 \begin{center}
160 \resizebox{6in}{!}{
161 % \includegraphics{s_phys_pkgs/figs/s12t_16x32.ps}
162 \includegraphics{s_phys_pkgs/figs/polarcap.ps}
163 }
164 \end{center}
165 \caption{Plot of a non-square cubed sphere topology with
166 6 subdomains of different size (nr=90,ng=360,nb=90),
167 divided into one to four tiles each
168 (\code{tnx=90, tny=90}), resulting in a total of 18 tiles.
169 } \label{fig:18tile}
170 \end{figure}
171
172 \begin{figure}
173 \begin{center}
174 \resizebox{4in}{!}{
175 % \includegraphics{s_phys_pkgs/figs/s6t_32x32.ps}
176 \includegraphics{s_phys_pkgs/figs/s6t_32x32.ps}
177 }
178 \end{center}
179 \caption{Plot of a cubed sphere topology with a 32$\times$192 domain
180 divided into six 32$\times$32 subdomains with one tile each
181 (\code{tnx=32, tny=32}). This is the default configuration.
182 }
183 \label{fig:6tile}
184 \end{figure}
185
186
187 Tiles can be selected from the topology to be omitted from being
188 allocated memory and processors. This tuning is useful in ocean
189 modeling for omitting tiles that fall entirely on land. The tiles
190 omitted are specified in the file
191 \filelink{blanklist.txt}{utils-exch2-matlab-topology-generator_blanklist.txt}
192 by their tile number in the topology, separated by a newline. \\
193
194
195
196
197 \subsubsection{exch2, SIZE.h, and Multiprocessing}
198 \label{sec:exch2mpi}
199
200 Once the topology configuration files are created, the Fortran
201 \code{PARAMETER}s in \file{SIZE.h} must be configured to match.
202 Section \ref{sec:specifying_a_decomposition} \sectiontitle{Specifying
203 a decomposition} provides a general description of domain
204 decomposition within MITgcm and its relation to \file{SIZE.h}. The
205 current section specifies constraints that the exch2 package imposes
206 and describes how to enable parallel execution with MPI.
207
208 As in the general case, the parameters \varlink{sNx}{sNx} and
209 \varlink{sNy}{sNy} define the size of the individual tiles, and so
210 must be assigned the same respective values as \code{tnx} and
211 \code{tny} in \file{driver.m}.
212
213 The halo width parameters \varlink{OLx}{OLx} and \varlink{OLy}{OLy}
214 have no special bearing on exch2 and may be assigned as in the general
215 case. The same holds for \varlink{Nr}{Nr}, the number of vertical
216 levels in the model.
217
218 The parameters \varlink{nSx}{nSx}, \varlink{nSy}{nSy},
219 \varlink{nPx}{nPx}, and \varlink{nPy}{nPy} relate to the number of
220 tiles and how they are distributed on processors. When using exch2,
221 the tiles are stored in the $x$ dimension, and so
222 \code{\varlink{nSy}{nSy}=1} in all cases. Since the tiles as
223 configured by exch2 cannot be split up accross processors without
224 regenerating the topology, \code{\varlink{nPy}{nPy}=1} as well.
225
226 The number of tiles MITgcm allocates and how they are distributed
227 between processors depends on \varlink{nPx}{nPx} and
228 \varlink{nSx}{nSx}. \varlink{nSx}{nSx} is the number of tiles per
229 processor and \varlink{nPx}{nPx} is the number of processors. The
230 total number of tiles in the topology minus those listed in
231 \file{blanklist.txt} must equal \code{nSx*nPx}. Note that in order to
232 obtain maximum usage from a given number of processors in some cases,
233 this restriction might entail sharing a processor with a tile that
234 would otherwise be excluded because it is topographically outside of
235 the domain and therefore in \file{blanklist.txt}. For example,
236 suppose you have five processors and a domain decomposition of
237 thirty-six tiles that allows you to exclude seven tiles. To evenly
238 distribute the remaining twenty-nine tiles among five processors, you
239 would have to run one ``dummy'' tile to make an even six tiles per
240 processor. Such dummy tiles are \emph{not} listed in
241 \file{blanklist.txt}.
242
243 The following is an example of \file{SIZE.h} for the six-tile
244 configuration illustrated in figure \ref{fig:6tile}
245 running on one processor:
246
247 \begin{verbatim}
248 PARAMETER (
249 & sNx = 32,
250 & sNy = 32,
251 & OLx = 2,
252 & OLy = 2,
253 & nSx = 6,
254 & nSy = 1,
255 & nPx = 1,
256 & nPy = 1,
257 & Nx = sNx*nSx*nPx,
258 & Ny = sNy*nSy*nPy,
259 & Nr = 5)
260 \end{verbatim}
261
262 The following is an example for the forty-eight-tile topology in
263 figure \ref{fig:48tile} running on six processors:
264
265 \begin{verbatim}
266 PARAMETER (
267 & sNx = 16,
268 & sNy = 8,
269 & OLx = 2,
270 & OLy = 2,
271 & nSx = 8,
272 & nSy = 1,
273 & nPx = 6,
274 & nPy = 1,
275 & Nx = sNx*nSx*nPx,
276 & Ny = sNy*nSy*nPy,
277 & Nr = 5)
278 \end{verbatim}
279
280
281 \subsubsection{Key Variables}
282
283 The descriptions of the variables are divided up into scalars,
284 one-dimensional arrays indexed to the tile number, and two and
285 three-dimensional arrays indexed to tile number and neighboring tile.
286 This division reflects the functionality of these variables: The
287 scalars are common to every part of the topology, the tile-indexed
288 arrays to individual tiles, and the arrays indexed by tile and
289 neighbor to relationships between tiles and their neighbors. \\
290
291 Scalars:
292
293 The number of tiles in a particular topology is set with the parameter
294 \code{NTILES}, and the maximum number of neighbors of any tiles by
295 \code{MAX\_NEIGHBOURS}. These parameters are used for defining the
296 size of the various one and two dimensional arrays that store tile
297 parameters indexed to the tile number and are assigned in the files
298 generated by \file{driver.m}.\\
299
300 The scalar parameters \varlink{exch2\_domain\_nxt}{exch2_domain_nxt}
301 and \varlink{exch2\_domain\_nyt}{exch2_domain_nyt} express the number
302 of tiles in the $x$ and $y$ global indices. For example, the default
303 setup of six tiles (Fig. \ref{fig:6tile}) has
304 \code{exch2\_domain\_nxt=6} and \code{exch2\_domain\_nyt=1}. A
305 topology of forty-eight tiles, eight per subdomain (as in figure
306 \ref{fig:48tile}), will have \code{exch2\_domain\_nxt=12} and
307 \code{exch2\_domain\_nyt=4}. Note that these parameters express the
308 tile layout in order to allow global data files that are tile-layout-neutral.
309 They have no bearing on the internal storage of the arrays. The tiles
310 are stored internally in a range from \code{\varlink{bi}{bi}=(1:NTILES)} in the
311 $x$ axis, and the $y$ axis variable \varlink{bj}{bj} is assumed to
312 equal \code{1} throughout the package. \\
313
314 Arrays indexed to tile number:
315
316 The following arrays are of length \code{NTILES} and are indexed to
317 the tile number, which is indicated in the diagrams with the notation
318 \textsf{t}$n$. The indices are omitted in the descriptions. \\
319
320 The arrays \varlink{exch2\_tnx}{exch2_tnx} and
321 \varlink{exch2\_tny}{exch2_tny} express the $x$ and $y$ dimensions of
322 each tile. At present for each tile \texttt{exch2\_tnx=sNx} and
323 \texttt{exch2\_tny=sNy}, as assigned in \file{SIZE.h} and described in
324 Section \ref{sec:exch2mpi} \sectiontitle{exch2, SIZE.h, and
325 Multiprocessing}. Future releases of MITgcm may allow varying tile
326 sizes. \\
327
328 The arrays \varlink{exch2\_tbasex}{exch2_tbasex} and
329 \varlink{exch2\_tbasey}{exch2_tbasey} determine the tiles'
330 Cartesian origin within a subdomain
331 and locate the edges of different tiles relative to each other. As
332 an example, in the default six-tile topology (Fig. \ref{fig:6tile})
333 each index in these arrays is set to \code{0} since a tile occupies
334 its entire subdomain. The twenty-four-tile case discussed above will
335 have values of \code{0} or \code{16}, depending on the quadrant of the
336 tile within the subdomain. The elements of the arrays
337 \varlink{exch2\_txglobalo}{exch2_txglobalo} and
338 \varlink{exch2\_txglobalo}{exch2_txglobalo} are similar to
339 \varlink{exch2\_tbasex}{exch2_tbasex} and
340 \varlink{exch2\_tbasey}{exch2_tbasey}, but locate the tile edges within the
341 global address space, similar to that used by global output and input
342 files. \\
343
344 The array \varlink{exch2\_myFace}{exch2_myFace} contains the number of
345 the subdomain of each tile, in a range \code{(1:6)} in the case of the
346 standard cube topology and indicated by \textbf{\textsf{f}}$n$ in
347 figures \ref{fig:6tile} and
348 \ref{fig:48tile}. \varlink{exch2\_nNeighbours}{exch2_nNeighbours}
349 contains a count of the neighboring tiles each tile has, and sets
350 the bounds for looping over neighboring tiles.
351 \varlink{exch2\_tProc}{exch2_tProc} holds the process rank of each
352 tile, and is used in interprocess communication. \\
353
354
355 The arrays \varlink{exch2\_isWedge}{exch2_isWedge},
356 \varlink{exch2\_isEedge}{exch2_isEedge},
357 \varlink{exch2\_isSedge}{exch2_isSedge}, and
358 \varlink{exch2\_isNedge}{exch2_isNedge} are set to \code{1} if the
359 indexed tile lies on the edge of its subdomain, \code{0} if
360 not. The values are used within the topology generator to determine
361 the orientation of neighboring tiles, and to indicate whether a tile
362 lies on the corner of a subdomain. The latter case requires special
363 exchange and numerical handling for the singularities at the eight
364 corners of the cube. \\
365
366
367 Arrays Indexed to Tile Number and Neighbor:
368
369 The following arrays have vectors of length \code{MAX\_NEIGHBOURS} and
370 \code{NTILES} and describe the orientations between the the tiles. \\
371
372 The array \code{exch2\_neighbourId(a,T)} holds the tile number
373 \code{Tn} for each of the tile number \code{T}'s neighboring tiles
374 \code{a}. The neighbor tiles are indexed
375 \code{(1:exch2\_nNeighbours(T))} in the order right to left on the
376 north then south edges, and then top to bottom on the east then west
377 edges. \\
378
379 The \code{exch2\_opposingSend\_record(a,T)} array holds the
380 index \code{b} of the element in \texttt{exch2\_neighbourId(b,Tn)}
381 that holds the tile number \code{T}, given
382 \code{Tn=exch2\_neighborId(a,T)}. In other words,
383 \begin{verbatim}
384 exch2_neighbourId( exch2_opposingSend_record(a,T),
385 exch2_neighbourId(a,T) ) = T
386 \end{verbatim}
387 This provides a back-reference from the neighbor tiles. \\
388
389 The arrays \varlink{exch2\_pi}{exch2_pi} and
390 \varlink{exch2\_pj}{exch2_pj} specify the transformations of indices
391 in exchanges between the neighboring tiles. These transformations are
392 necessary in exchanges between subdomains because a horizontal dimension
393 in one subdomain
394 may map to other horizonal dimension in an adjacent subdomain, and
395 may also have its indexing reversed. This swapping arises from the
396 ``folding'' of two-dimensional arrays into a three-dimensional
397 cube. \\
398
399 The dimensions of \code{exch2\_pi(t,N,T)} and \code{exch2\_pj(t,N,T)}
400 are the neighbor ID \code{N} and the tile number \code{T} as explained
401 above, plus a vector of length \code{2} containing transformation
402 factors \code{t}. The first element of the transformation vector
403 holds the factor to multiply the index in the same dimension, and the
404 second element holds the the same for the orthogonal dimension. To
405 clarify, \code{exch2\_pi(1,N,T)} holds the mapping of the $x$ axis
406 index of tile \code{T} to the $x$ axis of tile \code{T}'s neighbor
407 \code{N}, and \code{exch2\_pi(2,N,T)} holds the mapping of \code{T}'s
408 $x$ index to the neighbor \code{N}'s $y$ index. \\
409
410 One of the two elements of \code{exch2\_pi} or \code{exch2\_pj} for a
411 given tile \code{T} and neighbor \code{N} will be \code{0}, reflecting
412 the fact that the two axes are orthogonal. The other element will be
413 \code{1} or \code{-1}, depending on whether the axes are indexed in
414 the same or opposite directions. For example, the transform vector of
415 the arrays for all tile neighbors on the same subdomain will be
416 \code{(1,0)}, since all tiles on the same subdomain are oriented
417 identically. An axis that corresponds to the orthogonal dimension
418 with the same index direction in a particular tile-neighbor
419 orientation will have \code{(0,1)}. Those with the opposite index
420 direction will have \code{(0,-1)} in order to reverse the ordering. \\
421
422 The arrays \varlink{exch2\_oi}{exch2_oi},
423 \varlink{exch2\_oj}{exch2_oj}, \varlink{exch2\_oi\_f}{exch2_oi_f}, and
424 \varlink{exch2\_oj\_f}{exch2_oj_f} are indexed to tile number and
425 neighbor and specify the relative offset within the subdomain of the
426 array index of a variable going from a neighboring tile \code{N} to a
427 local tile \code{T}. Consider \code{T=1} in the six-tile topology
428 (Fig. \ref{fig:6tile}), where
429
430 \begin{verbatim}
431 exch2_oi(1,1)=33
432 exch2_oi(2,1)=0
433 exch2_oi(3,1)=32
434 exch2_oi(4,1)=-32
435 \end{verbatim}
436
437 The simplest case is \code{exch2\_oi(2,1)}, the southern neighbor,
438 which is \code{Tn=6}. The axes of \code{T} and \code{Tn} have the
439 same orientation and their $x$ axes have the same origin, and so an
440 exchange between the two requires no changes to the $x$ index. For
441 the western neighbor (\code{Tn=5}), \code{code\_oi(3,1)=32} since the
442 \code{x=0} vector on \code{T} corresponds to the \code{y=32} vector on
443 \code{Tn}. The eastern edge of \code{T} shows the reverse case
444 (\code{exch2\_oi(4,1)=-32)}), where \code{x=32} on \code{T} exchanges
445 with \code{x=0} on \code{Tn=2}. \\
446
447 The most interesting case, where \code{exch2\_oi(1,1)=33} and
448 \code{Tn=3}, involves a reversal of indices. As in every case, the
449 offset \code{exch2\_oi} is added to the original $x$ index of \code{T}
450 multiplied by the transformation factor \code{exch2\_pi(t,N,T)}. Here
451 \code{exch2\_pi(1,1,1)=0} since the $x$ axis of \code{T} is orthogonal
452 to the $x$ axis of \code{Tn}. \code{exch2\_pi(2,1,1)=-1} since the
453 $x$ axis of \code{T} corresponds to the $y$ axis of \code{Tn}, but the
454 index is reversed. The result is that the index of the northern edge
455 of \code{T}, which runs \code{(1:32)}, is transformed to
456 \code{(-1:-32)}. \code{exch2\_oi(1,1)} is then added to this range to
457 get back \code{(32:1)} -- the index of the $y$ axis of \code{Tn}
458 relative to \code{T}. This transformation may seem overly convoluted
459 for the six-tile case, but it is necessary to provide a general
460 solution for various topologies. \\
461
462
463
464 Finally, \varlink{exch2\_itlo\_c}{exch2_itlo_c},
465 \varlink{exch2\_ithi\_c}{exch2_ithi_c},
466 \varlink{exch2\_jtlo\_c}{exch2_jtlo_c} and
467 \varlink{exch2\_jthi\_c}{exch2_jthi_c} hold the location and index
468 bounds of the edge segment of the neighbor tile \code{N}'s subdomain
469 that gets exchanged with the local tile \code{T}. To take the example
470 of tile \code{T=2} in the forty-eight-tile topology
471 (Fig. \ref{fig:48tile}): \\
472
473 \begin{verbatim}
474 exch2_itlo_c(4,2)=17
475 exch2_ithi_c(4,2)=17
476 exch2_jtlo_c(4,2)=0
477 exch2_jthi_c(4,2)=33
478 \end{verbatim}
479
480 Here \code{N=4}, indicating the western neighbor, which is
481 \code{Tn=1}. \code{Tn} resides on the same subdomain as \code{T}, so
482 the tiles have the same orientation and the same $x$ and $y$ axes.
483 The $x$ axis is orthogonal to the western edge and the tile is 16
484 points wide, so \code{exch2\_itlo\_c} and \code{exch2\_ithi\_c}
485 indicate the column beyond \code{Tn}'s eastern edge, in that tile's
486 halo region. Since the border of the tiles extends through the entire
487 height of the subdomain, the $y$ axis bounds \code{exch2\_jtlo\_c} to
488 \code{exch2\_jthi\_c} cover the height of \code{(1:32)}, plus 1 in
489 either direction to cover part of the halo. \\
490
491 For the north edge of the same tile \code{T=2} where \code{N=1} and
492 the neighbor tile is \code{Tn=5}:
493
494 \begin{verbatim}
495 exch2_itlo_c(1,2)=0
496 exch2_ithi_c(1,2)=0
497 exch2_jtlo_c(1,2)=0
498 exch2_jthi_c(1,2)=17
499 \end{verbatim}
500
501 \code{T}'s northern edge is parallel to the $x$ axis, but since
502 \code{Tn}'s $y$ axis corresponds to \code{T}'s $x$ axis, \code{T}'s
503 northern edge exchanges with \code{Tn}'s western edge. The western
504 edge of the tiles corresponds to the lower bound of the $x$ axis, so
505 \code{exch2\_itlo\_c} and \code{exch2\_ithi\_c} are \code{0}, in the
506 western halo region of \code{Tn}. The range of
507 \code{exch2\_jtlo\_c} and \code{exch2\_jthi\_c} correspond to the
508 width of \code{T}'s northern edge, expanded by one into the halo. \\
509
510
511 \subsubsection{Key Routines}
512
513 Most of the subroutines particular to exch2 handle the exchanges
514 themselves and are of the same format as those described in
515 \ref{sec:cube_sphere_communication} \sectiontitle{Cube sphere
516 communication}. Like the original routines, they are written as
517 templates which the local Makefile converts from \code{RX} into
518 \code{RL} and \code{RS} forms. \\
519
520 The interfaces with the core model subroutines are
521 \code{EXCH\_UV\_XY\_RX}, \code{EXCH\_UV\_XYZ\_RX} and
522 \code{EXCH\_XY\_RX}. They override the standard exchange routines
523 when \code{genmake2} is run with \code{exch2} option. They in turn
524 call the local exch2 subroutines \code{EXCH2\_UV\_XY\_RX} and
525 \code{EXCH2\_UV\_XYZ\_RX} for two and three-dimensional vector
526 quantities, and \code{EXCH2\_XY\_RX} and \code{EXCH2\_XYZ\_RX} for two
527 and three-dimensional scalar quantities. These subroutines set the
528 dimensions of the area to be exchanged, call \code{EXCH2\_RX1\_CUBE}
529 for scalars and \code{EXCH2\_RX2\_CUBE} for vectors, and then handle
530 the singularities at the cube corners. \\
531
532 The separate scalar and vector forms of \code{EXCH2\_RX1\_CUBE} and
533 \code{EXCH2\_RX2\_CUBE} reflect that the vector-handling subroutine
534 needs to pass both the $u$ and $v$ components of the physical vectors.
535 This swapping arises from the topological folding discussed above, where the
536 $x$ and $y$ axes get swapped in some cases, and is not an
537 issue with the scalar case. These subroutines call
538 \code{EXCH2\_SEND\_RX1} and \code{EXCH2\_SEND\_RX2}, which do most of
539 the work using the variables discussed above. \\
540
541 \subsubsection{Experiments and tutorials that use exch2}
542 \label{sec:pkg:exch2:experiments}
543
544 \begin{itemize}
545 \item{Held Suarez tutorial, in tutorial\_held\_suarez\_cs verification directory,
546 described in section \ref{sec:eg-hs} }
547 \end{itemize}

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