.. _doc.paracomain:

.. _doc.paramain:

paramain.txt 
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Includes the following sections :

 * nmlmain : **general parameters**
     * *date_ref* (reference date) 
     * *comdir* (simulation directory)
     * *jhemisph* (northern hemisphere or southern hemisphere)
 * nmlrestart : **names of variables read from the input file**
     * *name_in_var*  : name of the variable var (dt,xe,xev,u,v,temp, etc..) read from the start file
     * *name_in_mhex*;*_mhey* ; *_mxe*; *_mkz*  : idem (if key_offline_outuvflux  : use of velocities uz and vz in conservative flux form)
 * nmloutput : **names of variables saved in the output file**
     * *name_out_var* : name of the variable var (h0,hx,u,uz,xe,vis2d,kz,tosx, etc..) saved in output file
     * *name_out_mhex*; *_mhey* ; *_mkz*  : idem (if key_offline_outuvflux : saving of velocities uz and vz in conservative flux form)
     * *l_maxu* : .true. to compute the maximum current value
 * nmlconvention : **convention for netCDF output**
     * *riog_valid_min_XX* : minimum valid value for the XX variable 
     * *riog_valid_max_XX* : maximum valid value for the XX variable 
     * *cg_conv_XXX* : attributes describing the netCDF output files
 * nmladvtra : **parameters for advection/disperson sheme** 
     * *qmax* : TVD scheme limiting parameter (modulate between upstream and quick advection schemes 
 * nmlthermo : **reference data for thermodynamic**
     * *rhoref*   : reference sea water density 
     * *saliref* :initial value of the salinity field 
     * *tetaref* : initial value of the temperature field 
     * *l_stateeq_lin* : .true. in order for the state equation to be linearized 
     * *saliref_lin* : reference salinity used in the linear state equation.
     * *tetaref_lin* : reference temperature used in the linear state equation.
     * *rhoair*   : air density in kg/m3
     * *chp*      : specific heat in J/kg/K
     * *coext*    : extinction coefficient 
 * nmlinterp : **data for time chronology** 
     * *perchrono* : time step in the chronological outflow/discharge table (in hours).
     * *tobs*  : time step inbetween estimations of the CFL criterion (in hours)
     * *l_champroche* : .true. for the near field advection/dispersion computation procedure based on a lagrangian method.
 * nmlexpertonly : specific data
     * *sflx_rad_maxdepth* : maximum depth down to which the radiative flux gets into
     * *dt_minallow* : minimum time step allowed for the simulation. 

.. _doc.paracom:

paracom.txt 
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Includes the following sections :

 * namdate : **starting and ending simulation dates**: (*date_start, date_end*) 
 * namhead : **head file for the nested computation** :  (*file_head, confname_mother, confname, suffix*)
 * nammeteoc : **meteorological parameterization file**:  (*l_meteo_stat, l_meteo_hom, wind_veloc, wind_dir, file_meteo*)
 * namtide : **tidal spectrum, harmonic composition type**: (*l_tide_M2harm, l_tide_M2statcoef, tide_M2coef, file_tide_M2coef, file_tide_harmcp, l_tide_admittance, l_genpot*)