[MITgcm-support] Grid

[Ed Hill]

On Mon, 2005-11-14 at 10:30 +0000, Nataliya Stashchuk wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> Please can anybody help me with the question about how many grid
> points can be used in X, Y and Z in MITgcm?
> 
> Is their any restriction on the number X*Y*Z in the model or it is
> only depends on the computer?

Hi Nataliya,

The maximum number of grid cells that you can use depends mainly upon
the available memory of your system (RAM + swap).

Other things that might limit you are your available disk space, your
compiler and/or hardware (32-bit vs. 64-bit memory addressing), and the
speed of your processor(s) (a very large problem might "fit" on a
particular system but it may run too slow to be usable).

Ed


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