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)