[MITgcm-support] grid question

[Jody Klymak]

Hi Ping,

Sec 2.11 Spatial discretization of the dynamical equations, of my version of the manual explains xc versus xg. I think in general "g" means boundaries (i.e. u in the x-direction), and "c" means centers (i.e. density).    

Cheers,   Jody

On Dec 4, 2012, at  10:02 AM, Ping Zhai <pingzhai at MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Hi,
> I have a question about the grids of some variables. The grids: XC, XG, YC, YG, RC and RG.
> My output files are like: U.0000691200.data and U.0000691200.meta
> What horizontal and vertical grids do these variables (U, V, Eta, S, T, UUtave, UTtave, ......) use?
> I searched in MITgcm manual, but could not find the information.
> Best,
> Ping
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