## Model configuration notes

The namelist sections `&waves_init`, `&waves_run`, and `&asiv` contain model-specific parameters and options introduced for this study (i.e., not part of the standard WRF distribution). These sections control the idealized wave forcing configuration and the 2D equatorial-channel setup used throughout the experiments.


## Structure

Each simulation is stored in the `simulations/` directory and contains:
- `namelist.input`: simulation configuration file
- `output_processed.nc`: simulation output data


### `output_processed.nc` content

This file contains a set of diagnostics extracted from the raw model outputs, intended for analysis and figure generation.

**Dimensions / coordinates**
- **time**: monthly-mean time coordinate (time step = **1 month**)
- **z**: vertical coordinate (altitude, in **m**)

**Main variables (monthly means)**
- **U** *(m s⁻¹)*: zonal-mean zonal wind  
- **TEND_VISC** *(m s⁻²)*: viscous tendency of the zonal-mean zonal wind  
- **F** *(Pa)*: total momentum flux  
- **F_east** *(Pa)*: eastward momentum flux contribution  
- **F_west** *(Pa)*: westward momentum flux contribution  
- **F_east_down** *(Pa)*: downward eastward momentum flux contribution  
- **F_east_up** *(Pa)*: upward eastward momentum flux contribution  
- **F_west_down** *(Pa)*: downward westward momentum flux contribution  
- **F_west_up** *(Pa)*: upward westward momentum flux contribution  

## Available Simulations
- `reference`

### Wave forcing amplitude (A)
- `forcing_amplitude_A_0p35`
- `forcing_amplitude_A_1p40`

### Vertical resolution (Δz)
- `vertical_resolution_Nz_100`
- `vertical_resolution_Nz_300`

### Forcing layer height (Hq)
- `forcing_layer_height_Hq_12500m`
- `forcing_layer_height_Hq_9000m`

### Vertical viscosity (νz)
- `vertical_viscosity_Kv_0p2`
- `vertical_viscosity_Kv_0p4`

### Thermal relaxation timescale (1/α)
- `thermal_relaxation_7d`
- `thermal_relaxation_13d`
