[MITgcm-support] Output SGS dissipation

[Martin Losch]

I am not sure what you want to do exactly, but in principle  
diagnostics are available for energy budgets and dissipation. Have a  
look at the list in the available_diagnostics.log in your run  
directory, e.g. UBotDrag, Um_Diss, etc. ...

M.
On Feb 13, 2009, at 10:25 PM, Abbas Dorostkar wrote:

> Dear all,
> I was wondering if we are able to output the sub-grid scale  
> dissipation from the MITgcm (using diagnostic package) when I employ  
> SGS closures?
> As MITgcm is a RANSE model with a SGS closure and a drag formulation  
> for boundary flow.  I think we can't get dissipation from  
> integration of the gradients and will need to keep track of modelled  
> rates within the closure scheme. Please correct me If I am wrong.
> However, if we use a constant turbulent viscosity can we then get  
> dissipation through integration of the gradients over the domain  
> using the artificial viscosity in place of nu?
> Please let me know your comments.
> Thanks,
> Abbas
>
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