[MITgcm-support] KPP parameter

[Nicolas Grisouard]

Hi everyone,

I am moving from lab-scale simulations (10x1 m^2) to ocean-scale ones  
(400x4 km^2), still using non-hydrostatic simulations and I am  
starting my long journey in the world of sub-grid scale  
parametrizations. I have a first question about the KPP scheme.  
According to the manual (Table 6.5), a parameter to set is the Brunt- 
Vaisala frequency squared. The default value is negative, does that  
correspond to a convective situation or is it just a matter of  
convention? I have a strongly inhomogeneous Brunt-Vaisala profile  
(presence of a thermocline), any idea about what to set?

This is all... for the moment. ;)

Thanks,
Nicolas

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Nicolas Grisouard
PhD Student - ERES research group
Laboratoire des Ecoulements Geophysiques et Industriels
BP53
GRENOBLE CEDEX 9 FRANCE
tel : +33 (0) 476 825 037 - fax : +33 (0) 476 827 022
http://nicolas.grisouard.free.fr

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