[MITgcm-support] variable gravity

[Matthew Mazloff]

Hi Angela,

I know the MITgcm has been configured to model Jupiter using the  
deepAtmosphere flag.  Not sure how appropriate this is for you scenario

-Matt



On Jan 17, 2011, at 9:29 AM, Angela Marie Zalucha wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am currently working on applying the MIT GCM to Pluto's atmosphere.
> Pluto's atmosphere is very extended compared with the its solid body
> radius, and so the assumption of constant gravitational acceleration  
> with
> height becomes no longer a good approximation.  i.e., I need the 1/r^2
> dependence.  I was wondering if anyone has made this modification  
> and if
> not how easy it would be to do.
>
> I use the atmosphere model in r* coordinates.
>
> Thanks,
>   Angela
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