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University of Hamburg
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Parameters and arrays

3. EXPLANATION OF PARAMETERS AND ARRAYS IN SOMINC.F

 
3.1. PARAMETERS:

  M                  =  NUMBER OF ROWS

  N                   =  NUMBER OF COLUMNS

  ILO               =  NUMBER OF LAYERS

  NTWODE     =  NUMBER OF HORIZONTAL WET POINTS (done by setup.f)

  NTRIDE       =  NUMBER OF TOTAL WET POINTS (done by setup.f)

  DTSECC       =  MINIMUM TIME STEP (exact time step DTSEC

                           given in PARAMIN.DAT)

  KRAND       =   NUMBER OF OPEN BOUNDARY POINTS (done by setup.f)

  KOMPAR    =   NUMBER OF TIDAL CONSTITUENTS (fixed value)

  NRSOPP      =   MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SPECIAL POINTS (exact number NRSOP

                            given in PARAMIN.DAT)

  NIPERR      =   NUMBER OF TIME STEPS IN A 6 HOUR PERIOD (exact number NIPER

                           given in PARAMIN. DAT)

  ILOMB       =   NUMBER OF LAYERS WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT

                           FOR GEOSTROPHICAL ADJUSTMENT AT THE OPEN BOUNDARIES

  NRSP11     =   MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SPECIAL POINTS+1 (exact number NRSP1given

                          in PARAMIN.DAT)

  NRSONN   =   NUMBER OF TIMESSTEPS PER DAY (exact number NRSON given in

                          PARAMIN.DAT)

 
 3.2. COMMON BLOCKS:

  3.2.1. TIMEPA

   3.2.2. FRESH

   Inflow boundary conditions

  3.2.3. NILGRA

  Boundary condition settings

  3.2.4. SITIME

  Time control parameters

3.2.5. SORSOL

  Arrays for S.O.R. coefficients

           APU, APV       =  variables for s.o.r coefficients including weiss rotation matrix terms

           RDXDY           =  space-dependent 1/(dx*dy)

           CC                    =  s.o.r coefficients

           TCC                 =  interim result of s.o.r. coefficients

           CXC, CYC       =  variables for s.o.r coefficients including vertical   

                                       integrated layer thickness*rho(1)/rho(j)

          CEAS, CWES =  variables for s.o.r coefficients including

          CNOR, CSOU =  grid information

           STUVC           =  multi-purpose array:

                                       main use: includes vertically integrated -dt*(Ux + Vy) for the

                                       right side of the equation of continuity (done in motone),

                                       also used as temporary array for storing interim results

                                       in some subroutines (i.e. mottwo)

           STTU, STTV  = in motone: vertically integrated Ux and vertically integrated Vx

3.2.6. SLVED/SLVER

 Arrays for solving the equation of continuity:

           EE, FF              =  interim solution of zeta at time level n+1

           ITCOL, IROW  =  indexing of columns and rows in loops of subr. solver

           EPS                   =  s.o.r epsilon

           OMG                 =  s.o.r omega

           ITMIN              =  number of maximum iterations

           KOUNTZ          =  iteration counter

           KOUNTB          =  iteration counter for the boundary if kbrad = 1          

   3.2.7.TRANSP

  }{\fs24         U            =  west-east transport (m**2/s)

          V            =  south-north transport (m**2/s)

   3.2.8. VELOCS

   SU           =  west-east velocity (m/s)

           SV           =  south-north velocity (m/s)

           W            =  vertical velocity (m/s)

   3.2.9. SURFEL

   ZA           =  sea surface elevation

           Z             =  increment of sea surface elevation (time level n+1)

   3.2.10. FRICUV

   FRICU, FRICV =  non linear bottom friction terms for u and v

   3.2.11. VEDDY

   AVV          =  time and space dependent vertical eddy viscosity coeff.

   3.2.12. DENSAN

   ST            =  density anomaly

           STP          =  density anomaly according to reference density of the

                           layer above

   3.2.13. TEMSAL

   SALREF     =  reference salinity

   TEMREF    =  reference temperature

   SALT          =  salinity    ( minus salref)

           TEMP         =  temperature ( minus temref)

   3.2.14. PRESUR

   PRES      =  barotropic reference pressure (depending only on depth

                              excluding sea surface elevation a. topography, multiplied

                               with factor .1)

           PP          =  internal pressure field and external pressure anomalies

                              due to the sea surface elevation and the atmospheric pressure

   3.2.15. REFDEN

   REFRHO    =  reference density defined by salref, temref and pres

                                  (values are something like 0.002...)

           RHOQ       =   same as refrho but values are now 1.002...

           DENCO     =  density quoyient rho-surface/rho-layer

   3.2.16. IND1

   LAY     =  layer thickness of point i,k,j

           JC        =  control for dry respectively wet grid point i,k,j

                           if jc(i,k,j) = 1 ==> wet, if jc(i,k,j) = 0 ==> dry

           LAZ     =  number of layers in point i,k

   3.2.17. IND2

   IZET      =  total depth

   3.2.18. INDCMP

   N2DC          =  number of wet horizontal points ( = ntwode )

           N3DC          =  number of wet total points ( = ntride )

           NUMLAY   =  number of layers ( = ilo )

           MROW       =  number of rows  ( = m )

           NCOL         =  number of columns ( = n )

           NOSOR       =  number of iteration points

           IWET          =  contains information of the row according to point(l) with

                                   l = [ 1,ntwode ]

           LAZC         =  number of layers in point (l), l = [ 1,ntwode ]

           LDEP         =  bottom layer thickness of point (l), l = [ 1,ntwode ]

           INDEND    =  end index l, l = [ 1,ntwode ] of column k

           ISLAB        =  end index l, l = [ 1,ntride ] of column k

   3.2.19. COMPRS

   X3C       =  temporary array for storing 3D-arrays

           X2C       =  temporary array for storing 2D-arrays

   3.2.20. VERZ

           RU, RV    =  interim solution of u,v solved in motone and used for calculation in mottwo

           SRU, SRV =  interim solution of u,v used in motone

           US1, US2  =  interim solution of u,v for first and second column

           VS1, VS2  =  (only of importance for cyclic boundary conditions)

           D               =  layer thickness

           RD            =  1 /  layer thickness

           R2D          =  1 /  layer thickness

           DZ             =  lower layer boundary

           DMIN       =  not used????

           DSCH       =  thickness for vertical exchange coefficient

           DSCHM    =  dsch averaged on upper layer boundary

           AUVE       =  interim solution of new vertical eddy coefficient

           RICH        =  richardson number in Kochergin approach

           AV            =  constant (part) of vertical eddy viscosity

           AH            =  constant horizontal eddy viscosity

           DH            =  g*dt*layer thickness

           DPZ           =  layer thickness

           PRD           =  1 / layer thickness

           PR2D         =  1 / layer thickness

           TAU          =  vertical exchange tau (in motone)

           QA            =  velocity u or v (in motone)

           PN             =  array for gauss allgorithm (mottwo)

           QN            =  array for gauss allgorithm (mottwo)

           XW            =  w-component centered on horizontal velocities

   3.2.21. RUNCON

   Model control parameters

   3.2.22. GRDZOM

           DPX       =  dx

           DPY       =  dy

           XDIFF   =  grid distance between p(i,k+1) and p(i,k)

           YDIFF   =  grid distance between p(i+1,k) and p(i,k)

           ZDIFF   =  grid distance between p(j) and p(j+1)

           FX         =  dx(k+1)/(dx(k)+dx(k+1))

           FY         =  dy(i+1)/(dy(i)+dy(i+1))

           FPY       =  1-fy

           FZ          =  not used???

           FMZ      =  not used???

   3.2.23. DERCO

   SDUX1     = 

           SDUX2     = 

           SDVX1     =

           SDVX2     =

   SDUY1     =  dt / dy**2

   SDUY2     =  dt / dy**2

           SDVY1     =

           SDVY2     =

           FDPX       =

           FDPY1     =  dlvo / dy

           FDPY2     =  dlvu / dy

           FDUX      =

           FDVY      =        

   3.2.24. CGITMT

  Geopraphical information

   3.2.25. GRIDCO

   DT          =  dt

   DTMIN   =  dt in minutes

           DTH        =  dt in hours

           DTHX     =  dt in hours

           FRICO     =  bottom friction coefficient

           G             =  earth acceleration

           GH          =  0.5 * g

           FRICDT  =  frico * dt

   3.2.26. CORIO

   CORU      =  f in u-grid-point                                

           CORV      =  f in v-grid-point

           SINFU     =  sin (f*dt) in u  (WEISS)

           SINFV     =  sin (f*dt) in v

           COSFU    =  cos (f*dt) in u

           COSFV    =  cos (f*dt) in v

   3.2.27. WEISS

   }{\fs24         SINFUCC   =  1 - sin (f*dt) in u

           COSFUCC  =  1 - cos (f*dt) in u (divided by f*dt because of program structure)

           SINFVCC   =  1 - sin (f*dt) in v             

           COSFVCC  =  1 - cos (f*dt) in v (divided by f*dt because of program structure)

   3.2.28. LATIT

   CFIU1     =  1/(phi in u) = value of dx depends on phi

           CFIV1     =  1/(phi in v)

           CFIU2     =  1/(phi in u)**2

           CFIV2     =  1/(phi in v)**2 

           DLVU      =  correction term similar to cfiu1

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3.2.29. MET

   WLAMX =   wind drag coefficient in x-direction

           WLAMY =   wind drag coefficient in y-direction

           TAUXX  =    wind stress in x-direction

           TAUYY  =     wind stress in y-direction

           PA           =    air pressure

           TXC        =     wind stress in x-direction

           TYC        =     wind stress in y-direction

           PAT         =    air pressure

           TXX        =    wind stress in x-direction

           TYY        =    wind stress in y-direction

           PNULL    =   default air pressure (1013 mb)

           STRESS   =   conversion factor

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