[MITgcm-support] Re: single-layer configuration problem update
Sergey Vinogradov
svinogra at aer.com
Tue Aug 30 10:49:49 EDT 2005
Martin:
I don't know of any other way than EXF to introduce the variable forcing
into the mitgcm. The resulting field is not exploding though, it stays
equal to i.c.
Anyway, SINGLE_LAYER_MODE is probably what I was looking for in a
context of my experiments.
Thank you,
Sergey
Martin Losch wrote:
> Sergey,
> that's really puzzling. Have you tried the same thing without the
> EXF-package? (I have had unexpected behavior with this package before).
>
> However, if --- as you suspect --- no forcing fields introduced by EXF
> is not "felt" by the model, then it wouldn't explode, but would just
> keep quiet without moving at all. So I think, that on the contrary,
> the model feels too much of the forcing; or something completely
> different is going on.
>
> I can't remember your configuration, and obviously, I am too stupid to
> search the MITgcm-support email list effectively so I didn't find your
> previous emails, but were you using the CPP-flag SINGLE_LAYER_MODE
> (kicks out most of thermodynamics)? However, even if you were using
> it, I don't see where it should interfere with the EXF package.
>
> Martin
>
> On Aug 30, 2005, at 3:49 PM, Sergey Vinogradov wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I just want to update you on my quest in solving the problem with
>> single-layer run under dynamic forcing (and maybe get some useful
>> feedback from you).
>>
>> The issue was erroneous computation of ocean dynamics (sea-level,
>> bottom pressure) in a single layer configuration with a use of EXF
>> package interface for the time-varying atm. pressure loading.
>>
>> Appearently, it is not a problem of just pressure loading. It is far
>> more general problem, as I tried similar experiment with wind stress.
>> It looks like any forcing that is introduced through EXF in one-layer
>> run, is not "felt" by the model.
>>
>> Below is the exerpt from the model output with one layer under wind
>> stress at the beginning of forward integration where you can see the
>> error accumulating in cg solver with each step. Similar run with 23
>> layers computes reasonable fields.
>>
>> I'd appreciate any suggestions/comments/tips very much!
>> Regards,
>> Sergey
>>
>> (PID.TID 0000.0001) //
>> =======================================================
>> (PID.TID 0000.0001) // End MONITOR dynamic field statistics
>> (PID.TID 0000.0001) //
>> =======================================================
>> (PID.TID 0000.0001) MDSREADFIELD: opening global file:
>> /anvil/scratch/day07/svv/forcing/NCEP_R6_ustr_1999
>> (PID.TID 0000.0001) MDSREADFIELD: opening global file:
>> /anvil/scratch/day07/svv/forcing/NCEP_R6_ustr_1999
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = 5.83105612406154E-15 2.52789606828280E+01
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = 4.66381008031730E-09 2.03846096766287E+01
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = -7.72491057666330E-11 1.63318316358843E+02
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = 7.82384650122037E-10 3.94671184216402E+02
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = 1.84482164570718E-10 1.39786242903642E+03
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = -3.86795120889058E-10 5.51987500042437E+03
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = 5.60930842031203E-10 2.96468380272229E+04
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = -4.60258786649532E-11 1.03144921478204E+06
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = 1.93486835808804E-12 3.16417950241384E+08
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = -2.47236726757771E-12 2.35353664301718E+13
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = -3.50420466366502E-16 2.44341352738558E+23
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = -2.42051059455915E-16 1.68257839407874E+43
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = -2.02970152146811E-16 1.42078931888867E+83
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = -4.29685153894816E-16 9.27740314802081+162
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = NAN INF
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = NAN 0.00000000000000E+00
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = NAN 0.00000000000000E+00
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = NAN 0.00000000000000E+00
>> (PID.TID 0000.0001) MDSREADFIELD: opening global file:
>> /anvil/scratch/day07/svv/forcing/NCEP_R6_ustr_1999
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = NAN 0.00000000000000E+00
>> cg2d: Sum(rhs),rhsMax = NAN 0.00000000000000E+00
>>
>
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