[Mitgcm-support] Re: KPP version

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Hi Dimitri,

 Hows it going. Did you get a letter intent sent off?
 
 Are you still happy to be the KPP czar, at least until
the infamous Sealion release ships. If you aren'tor are
too busy can you let me know so I can press-gang someone 
else into taking the job!!! 

Thanks,

Chris 
At 07:19 PM 6/22/00 -0700, Dimitris Menemenlis <Dimitris Menemenlis wrote:
>
>Alistair, we are converging!  There is yet another version of KPP routines in
>/ocean/data4/dimitri/KPPdistrib3.tar.gz with following minor changes from
c29:
>
>1) in KPP_PARAMS.h and kpp_init.F
>   added kpp_dumpFreq and kpp_taveFreq
>
>2) in kpp_calc_diff.F:
>   diffKrT -> diffKrS
>   added "- viscAr"
>   masked KPP viscosity, but kept background + GM as minimum
>          for no-slip bottom boundary condition
>
>>> We wont go in full circles - more like spirals.
>More like a Lorenz attractor than a spiral ...
>
>>> kpp_calc_diff() currently does what I think you were talking
>>>  about in our emails involving Detlef and background diffusivity.
>>>  I'm not clear on what it is you wanted so please take a look
>>>  and see if it makes sense.
>Yes, but see item 2) above.
>
>Dimitris
>
>