paramain.txt

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.

paracom.txt

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)