[MITgcm-support] questions re computation of meridional heat flux

Dimitris Menemenlis menemenlis at sbcglobal.net
Fri May 12 19:03:57 EDT 2006


Jean-Michel, what is most accurate way to compute heat flux across lines of 
latitude with rStar turned on?  Should I use VVELTH or VTHMASS?  And if I use 
the latter, what vertical thickness is most appropriate at the surface: 
"delR(1)" or "delR(1)+ETAN"?

Dimitris



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