[MITgcm-support] Guide to output variables?

[Dmitri Leonov]

Hi Christopher,

Those variables except PH and PHL are part of the grid information. See 
'grid initialization and data' in Chapter 2.
PH and PHL are the hydrostatic pressure tems. There should be something 
in the manual on that too.

Dmitri

Christopher L. Wolfe wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm looking for a guide to the various standard output variables of 
> the MITgcm. I've managed to find a text file which lists the name, 
> units, and format of the possible output variables of the diagnostics 
> package, but not the standard GFD package. The manual does not seem to 
> be much help in this regard. Even the tutorials produce outputs for 
> which no explanation is given. For instance, the 4-layer baroclinic 
> gyre example creates files with names like
>
> XC.*
> XG.*
> PH.*
> PHL.*
> RAC.*
> RAS.*
> RAW.*
> RAZ.*
>
> which no indication as to what these variables mean. Any help with 
> this is greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Christopher
>
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> Dr. Christopher L. Wolfe                      858-534-4560
> Physical Oceanography Research Division    OAR 357
> Scripps Institute of Oceanography, UCSD    clwolfe at ucsd.edu
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Dmitri A. Leonov
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University of Washington, School of Oceanography