[MITgcm-support] Re: single layer run

[Ed Hill]

Hi Sergey,

I've subscribed you to the MITgcm-support email list so that any
subsequent emails you send will get through.  And I've forwarded your
email below.

In regards to your question, wouldn't one expect the ocean to reach a
quiescent (zero-velocity) solution if it were forced with a steady
atmospheric pressure?  Or are you varying the atmospheric pressure over
time and space?

Ed

=== original message ===

Hello,

After enough playing with a global baroclinic runs, I decided to try a
barotropic run for which I set eosType to 'linear' and specify a single
layer with delZ=5000. After several timesteps, the initial sea-surface
height in the open ocean just dies to zero, while the initial ssh along
the coasts stays the same. No other terms have been changed from the
baroclinic experiment setup. Any suggestions how to make it run will be
greatly appreciated. I forgot to mention that I force the model with
atmosperic pressure only.

Regards,
Sergey Vinogradov


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