neverworld_initialization module reference

Initialization for the “Neverworld” configuration.

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Functions/Subroutines

neverworld_initialize_topography()	This subroutine sets up the Neverworld test case topography.
cosbell()	Returns the value of a cosine-bell function evaluated at x/L [nondim].
spike()	Returns the value of a sin-spike function evaluated at x/L [nondim].
cone()	Returns the value of a triangular function centered at x=x0 with value 1 and linearly decreasing to 0 at x=x0+/-L, and 0 otherwise [nondim].
scurve()	Returns an s-curve s(x) s.t.
cstprof()	Returns a “coastal” profile [nondim].
dist_line_fixed_x()	Distance between points x,y and a line segment (x0,y0) and (x0,y1) in arbitrary units [A].
dist_line_fixed_y()	Distance between points x,y and a line segment (x0,y0) and (x1,y0) in arbitrary units [A].
ns_coast()	A “coast profile” applied in an N-S line from lon0,lat0 to lon0,lat1 [nondim].
ew_coast()	A “coast profile” applied in an E-W line from lon0,lat0 to lon1,lat0 [nondim].
ns_ridge()	A NS ridge [nondim].
circ_ridge()	A circular ridge [nondim].
neverworld_initialize_thickness()	This subroutine initializes layer thicknesses for the Neverworld test case, by finding the depths of interfaces in a specified latitude-dependent temperature profile with an exponentially decaying thermocline on top of a linear stratification.

Detailed Description

Initialization for the “Neverworld” configuration.

Function/Subroutine Documentation

subroutine neverworld_initialization/neverworld_initialize_topography(D, G, param_file, max_depth)

This subroutine sets up the Neverworld test case topography.

Parameters:

• g :: [in] The dynamic horizontal grid type

• d :: [out] Ocean bottom depth in the units of depth_max [A]

• param_file :: [in] Parameter file structure

• max_depth :: [in] Maximum ocean depth in arbitrary units [A]

Call to:

cosbell mom_error_handler::mom_mesg spike

Called from:

mom_fixed_initialization::mom_initialize_topography

function neverworld_initialization/cosbell(x, L) [real]

Returns the value of a cosine-bell function evaluated at x/L [nondim].

Parameters:

• x :: [in] Position in arbitrary units [A]

• l :: [in] Width in arbitrary units [A]

Called from:

neverworld_initialize_topography

function neverworld_initialization/spike(x, L) [real]

Returns the value of a sin-spike function evaluated at x/L [nondim].

Parameters:

• x :: [in] Position in arbitrary units [A]

• l :: [in] Width in arbitrary units [A]

Called from:

neverworld_initialize_thickness neverworld_initialize_topography

function neverworld_initialization/cone(x, x0, L, clip) [real]

Returns the value of a triangular function centered at x=x0 with value 1 and linearly decreasing to 0 at x=x0+/-L, and 0 otherwise [nondim]. If clip is present the top of the cone is cut off at “clip”, which effectively defaults to 1.

Parameters:

• x :: [in] Coordinate in arbitrary units [A]

• x0 :: [in] position of peak in arbitrary units [A]

• l :: [in] half-width of base of cone in arbitrary units [A]

• clip :: [in] clipping height of cone [nondim]

Called from:

circ_ridge ns_ridge

function neverworld_initialization/scurve(x, x0, L) [real]

Returns an s-curve s(x) s.t. s(x0)<=0, s(x0+L)>=1 and cubic in between [nondim].

Parameters:

• x :: [in] Coordinate in arbitrary units [A]

• x0 :: [in] position of peak in arbitrary units [A]

• l :: [in] half-width of base of cone in arbitrary units [A]

Called from:

cstprof

function neverworld_initialization/cstprof(x, x0, L, lf, bf, sf, sh) [real]

Returns a “coastal” profile [nondim].

Parameters:

• x :: [in] Coordinate in arbitrary units [A]

• x0 :: [in] position of peak in arbitrary units [A]

• l :: [in] width of profile in arbitrary units [A]

• lf :: [in] fraction of width that is “land” [nondim]

• bf :: [in] fraction of width that is “beach” [nondim]

• sf :: [in] fraction of width that is “continental slope” [nondim]

• sh :: [in] depth of shelf as fraction of full depth [nondim]

Call to:

scurve

Called from:

ew_coast ns_coast

function neverworld_initialization/dist_line_fixed_x(x, y, x0, y0, y1) [real]

Distance between points x,y and a line segment (x0,y0) and (x0,y1) in arbitrary units [A].

Parameters:

• x :: [in] X-coordinate in arbitrary units [A]

• y :: [in] Y-coordinate in arbitrary units [A]

• x0 :: [in] x-position of line segment in arbitrary units [A]

• y0 :: [in] y-position of line segment end in arbitrary units [A]

• y1 :: [in] y-position of line segment end in arbitrary units [A]

Called from:

dist_line_fixed_y ns_coast ns_ridge

function neverworld_initialization/dist_line_fixed_y(x, y, x0, x1, y0) [real]

Distance between points x,y and a line segment (x0,y0) and (x1,y0) in arbitrary units [A].

Parameters:

• x :: [in] X-coordinate in arbitrary units [A]

• y :: [in] Y-coordinate in arbitrary units [A]

• x0 :: [in] x-position of line segment end in arbitrary units [A]

• x1 :: [in] x-position of line segment end in arbitrary units [A]

• y0 :: [in] y-position of line segment in arbitrary units [A]

Call to:

dist_line_fixed_x

Called from:

ew_coast

function neverworld_initialization/ns_coast(lon, lat, lon0, lat0, lat1, dlon, sh) [real]

A “coast profile” applied in an N-S line from lon0,lat0 to lon0,lat1 [nondim].

Parameters:

• lon :: [in] Longitude [degrees_E]

• lat :: [in] Latitude [degrees_N]

• lon0 :: [in] Longitude of coast [degrees_E]

• lat0 :: [in] Latitude of coast end [degrees_N]

• lat1 :: [in] Latitude of coast end [degrees_N]

• dlon :: [in] “Radius” of coast profile [degrees]

• sh :: [in] depth of shelf as fraction of full depth [nondim]

Call to:

cstprof dist_line_fixed_x

function neverworld_initialization/ew_coast(lon, lat, lon0, lon1, lat0, dlat, sh) [real]

A “coast profile” applied in an E-W line from lon0,lat0 to lon1,lat0 [nondim].

Parameters:

• lon :: [in] Longitude [degrees_E]

• lat :: [in] Latitude [degrees_N]

• lon0 :: [in] Longitude of coast end [degrees_E]

• lon1 :: [in] Longitude of coast end [degrees_E]

• lat0 :: [in] Latitude of coast [degrees_N]

• dlat :: [in] “Radius” of coast profile [degrees]

• sh :: [in] depth of shelf as fraction of full depth [nondim]

Call to:

cstprof dist_line_fixed_y

function neverworld_initialization/ns_ridge(lon, lat, lon0, lat0, lat1, dlon, rh) [real]

A NS ridge [nondim].

Parameters:

• lon :: [in] Longitude [degrees_E]

• lat :: [in] Latitude [degrees_N]

• lon0 :: [in] Longitude of ridge center [degrees_E]

• lat0 :: [in] Latitude of ridge end [degrees_N]

• lat1 :: [in] Latitude of ridge end [degrees_N]

• dlon :: [in] “Radius” of ridge profile [degrees]

• rh :: [in] depth of ridge as fraction of full depth [nondim]

Call to:

cone dist_line_fixed_x

function neverworld_initialization/circ_ridge(lon, lat, lon0, lat0, ring_radius, ring_thickness, ridge_height) [real]

A circular ridge [nondim].

Parameters:

• lon :: [in] Longitude [degrees_E]

• lat :: [in] Latitude [degrees_N]

• lon0 :: [in] Longitude of center of ring [degrees_E]

• lat0 :: [in] Latitude of center of ring [degrees_N]

• ring_radius :: [in] Radius of ring [degrees]

• ring_thickness :: [in] Radial thickness of ring [degrees]

• ridge_height :: [in] Ridge height as fraction of full depth [nondim]

Call to:

cone

subroutine neverworld_initialization/neverworld_initialize_thickness(h, depth_tot, G, GV, US, param_file, P_ref)

This subroutine initializes layer thicknesses for the Neverworld test case, by finding the depths of interfaces in a specified latitude-dependent temperature profile with an exponentially decaying thermocline on top of a linear stratification.

Parameters:

• g :: [in] The ocean’s grid structure.

• gv :: [in] The ocean’s vertical grid structure.

• us :: [in] A dimensional unit scaling type

• h :: [out] The thickness that is being initialized [Z ~> m]

• depth_tot :: [in] The nominal total depth of the ocean [Z ~> m]

• param_file :: [in] A structure indicating the open file to parse for model parameter values.

• p_ref :: [in] The coordinate-density reference pressure [R L2 T-2 ~> Pa].

Call to:

mom_error_handler::mom_mesg spike

Called from:

mom_state_initialization::mom_initialize_state