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Module ocean_bbc_mod

Contact:  Matthew Harrison S.M. Griffies
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OVERVIEW

Set bottom boundary conditions



OTHER MODULES USED

          fms_mod
mpp_mod
mpp_domains_mod
ocean_types_mod
ocean_domains_mod

PUBLIC INTERFACE

ocean_bbc_init:
get_ocean_bbc:


PUBLIC DATA

None.


PUBLIC ROUTINES

  1. ocean_bbc_init

    DESCRIPTION
    Initialize the bottom boundary condition module


  2. get_ocean_bbc

    DESCRIPTION
    Set bottom boundary conditions for velocity and tracer.



NAMELIST

&ocean_bbc_nml

cdbot
Dimensionless coefficient for quadratic bottom drag.
[real, units: dimensionless]
u2tides
Residual bottom velocity due to unresolved tidal fluctuations that contribute to bottom dissipation. Should be turned off when running with explicit representation of tides.
[real, units: m^2/s^2]


DATA SETS

None.


ERROR MESSAGES

None.


REFERENCES

  1. R.C. Pacanowski and S.M. Griffies The MOM3 Manual (1999)
  2. S.M. Griffies, M.J. Harrison, R.C. Pacanowski, and A. Rosati A Technical Guide to MOM4 (2003)


COMPILER SPECIFICS

None.


PRECOMPILER OPTIONS

None.


LOADER OPTIONS

None.


TEST PROGRAM

None.


KNOWN BUGS

None.


NOTES

None.


FUTURE PLANS

None.


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