[MITgcm-support] (Fixed) spatially varying viscosity

[Christopher L. Wolfe]

I heard a rumor that the newer versions of the MITgcm had the  
capacity to load a fixed 3D field of the horizontal viscosity so that  
one could specify a spatially varying, but temporally constant,  
viscosity. However, I can't find anything about this in the CVS. Is  
this rumor really just a rumor?

The reason I want a spatially varying horizontal viscosity is that  
the viscosity necessary to resolve the Munk layers on the boundaries  
is having a detrimental effect on my eddies in the interior. Thus, I  
want to be able to specify a really low viscosity in the interior and  
have it ramp up near the boundaries.

Thanks,
Christopher

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Dr. Christopher L. Wolfe                   858-534-4560
Physical Oceanography Research Division    OAR 357
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD  clwolfe at ucsd.edu
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