[MITgcm-support] Error with Arctic configuration and runoff file

[Dimitris Menemenlis]

if you use a 360x180x12 forcing file, then you need:

&EXF_NML_04
 runoff_interpMethod = 1,

(which is the default value)

> On Feb 17, 2016, at 10:19 AM, gmail <mozzatoale at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi matt, 
> Thanks for the suggestion,  I forgot to mention my data.exf is configured for:
> runoff_interpMethod = 0,
> The runoff is indeed a 12 month climatology.
> In my tests I have tried the configuration you suggest and the same error is thrown.
> All the best,
> 
> Alessandro
> 
>> On 17 Feb 2016, at 18:09, Matthew Mazloff <mmazloff at ucsd.edu <mailto:mmazloff at ucsd.edu>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello
>> 
>> Is your runoff input a 12 month climatology without need for interpolation. If so you need only:
>> 
>> In   &EXF_NML_02
>> runoffperiod      = -12,
>> and obviosly set runoffFile
>> 
>> and in  &EXF_NML_04
>>  runoff_interpMethod = 0,
>> 
>> That works for me...
>> 
>> Matt
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 17, 2016, at 9:45 AM, gmail <mozzatoale at gmail.com <mailto:mozzatoale at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dear MITgcm users,
>>> 
>>> I am currently running an Arctic configuration of the MITgcm in 3 different resolutions: 36km, 18km and 9km.
>>> I started using the ERA  dataset for forcing and all three worked fine. 
>>> 
>>> I have now switched to the CORE2 dataset forcing and setup my data.exf following the one I found here:
>>> http://mitgcm.org/viewvc/MITgcm/MITgcm_contrib/gael/verification/global_oce_llc90/input.core2/ <http://mitgcm.org/viewvc/MITgcm/MITgcm_contrib/gael/verification/global_oce_llc90/input.core2/>
>>> 
>>> This new setup works fine on the 36km configuration producing satisfying results.
>>> The problems arise with the 9km and 18km configuration. More specifically the problem seems to be related to the runoff.
>>> Both configurations throw the following error:
>>> 
>>> forrtl: severe (36): attempt to access non-existent record, unit 9, file /hpcdata/scratch/am8e13/CORE_data/runoff-corev2_360x180x12.bin
>>> 
>>> Here is a copy of my data.exf:
>>> https://github.com/AlessandroMozzato/notebooks/blob/master/data.exf <https://github.com/AlessandroMozzato/notebooks/blob/master/data.exf> 
>>> 
>>> I have checked the file in MATLAB and it seems fine and with the right dimensions.
>>> I have also tried to substitute the runoff from the CORE dataset with the runoff from the ERA dataset and the same error is produced. 
>>> I have tried both of these setups for the data.exf:
>>> 
>>>  runoffstartdate1  = 19470115,
>>>  runoffstartdate2  = 120000,
>>>  runoffperiod      = 2628000.0,
>>>  runoffperiod      = 2592000.0,
>>> 
>>> and:
>>> 
>>>  runoffperiod      = -12,
>>> 
>>> Finally I have added the following lines to the data.exf
>>> 
>>>  runoff_lon0       = 0.50D0,
>>>  runoff_lon_inc    = 1.0D0,
>>>  runoff_lat0       = -89.5D0,
>>>  runoff_lat_inc    = 1.,
>>>  runoff_nlon       = 360,
>>>  runoff_nlat       = 180,
>>> 
>>> It is also worth noticing that removing the runoff file from data.exf solves the problem and the model runs fine. 
>>> I suspect this could be an easy fix but I couldn’t figure it how.
>>> 
>>> Every suggestion would be greatly appreciated!
>>> 
>>> All the best,
>>> Alessandro


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