--- manual/s_software/text/sarch.tex 2001/11/13 20:13:55 1.6 +++ manual/s_software/text/sarch.tex 2002/02/28 19:32:20 1.7 @@ -1,10 +1,20 @@ -% $Header: /home/ubuntu/mnt/e9_copy/manual/s_software/text/sarch.tex,v 1.6 2001/11/13 20:13:55 adcroft Exp $ +% $Header: /home/ubuntu/mnt/e9_copy/manual/s_software/text/sarch.tex,v 1.7 2002/02/28 19:32:20 cnh Exp $ -In this chapter we describe the software architecture and -implementation strategy for the MITgcm code. The first part of this -chapter discusses the MITgcm architecture at an abstract level. In the second -part of the chapter we described practical details of the MITgcm implementation -and of current tools and operating system features that are employed. +This chapter focuses on describing the {\bf WRAPPER} environment within which +both the core numerics and the pluggable packages operate. The description +presented here is intended to be a detailed exposition and contains significant +background material, as well as advanced details on working with the WRAPPER. +The tutorial sections of this manual (see Chapters +\ref{chap:tutorialI}, \ref{chap:tutorialII} and \ref{chap:tutorialIII}) +contain more succinct, step-by-step instructions on running basic numerical +experiments, of varous types, both sequentially and in parallel. For many +projects simply starting from an example code and adapting it to suit a +particular situation +will be all that is required. +The first part of this chapter discusses the MITgcm architecture at an +abstract level. In the second part of the chapter we described practical +details of the MITgcm implementation and of current tools and operating system +features that are employed. \section{Overall architectural goals}