[MITgcm-support] running checkpoint57b_post

[Dimitris Menemenlis]

Hi Elena,

> 1) Do you have a Fortran code that creates pickup
> file from the oceanic state?

Not sure I understand this question.  Typically, the model is
initialized from rest (uvel/vvel=0) and from specified T/S files.

> 2) What is the sign convention for the fluxes?

Sign conventions for pkg/exf input fields are specified in exf_fields.h
There is a bunch of conversion factors called exf_inscal_* (see exf_param.h)
that can be specified in runtime file data.exf for changing signs and units.

> 3) Should I input the short wave radiation separately, and again,
> what is the the correct sign of it?

Yes if you want it to penetrate below the model's surface level.
See above for sign convention.

Hope this helps, D.

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