[MITgcm-support] query ?

[Jean-Michel Campin]

Hi Amitabh,

> I have run the global_ocean.90x40x15 experiment successfully.
> Now when I change the file SIZE.h? by replacing
> sNy = 40 to sNy = 20 , I get an error message with the
> file bathymetry.bin.

Things work in the same way for global_ocean.90x40x15 
as they do for the lab_sea experiment. 

quoting Dimitri's answer (Mon Aug 30 15:30:53 EDT 2004), 
to your question about lab_sea:
> Amitabh, the input files for lab_sea experiment are
> all real*4, direct access binary files.
> They are Nx*Ny (bathy.labsea), Nx*Ny*Nr (LevCli_temp.labsea and 
> LevCli_salt.labsea), and Nx*Ny*14 (SSS.labsea, fsh.labsea1979, etc.),
> where Nx=20, Ny=16, Nr=23.
> 
> D.

And regarding this point:
> ? ? ? ? ? So I suppose I have to create new input file
> corresponding to the new configuration.
> So how can I create new input files, from where can I
> get the data ? Can you provide me an input program
> for tackling this problem ?

quoting Jinlun's answer (Wed Aug 25 12:19:54 EDT 2004_)
to your question about lab_sea:
> You need to interpolate bathymetry data (like etopo5) and input forcing data (like
> ncep/ncar reanalysis, or era-40) to you model domain.
> Jinlun

Jean-Michel