[MITgcm-support] Solution blows up

Michael Schaferkotter schaferk at bellsouth.net
Wed Mar 4 08:25:44 EST 2020



1. Check that there are no mismatches between interpolated initial condition values and the bathymetry of the 1/6 grid.

2. Is the interpolated temperature field stable?




> On Mar 4, 2020, at 03:02, Shevchenko, Igor <i.shevchenko at imperial.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> Dear MITgcm users,
> 
> I have two solutions computed at 1/12 and 1/6 degree resolution, respectively. MITgcm works perfectly fine for both. 
> Now, I would like to run the 1/6 model starting from an initial condition which is computed as an interpolation of a 1/12 snapshot onto the 1/6 grid.
> However, the initial condition computed in such a way leads to the solution which blows up after several time steps. I tried different time steps but it didn't change the result.
> Any hint of what can potentially go wrong is very welcome. 
> 
> Best regards,
> Igor
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