Contents

• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Purpose of this document
  • 1.2 What is a "coupler'' ?
  • 1.3 Major considerations in Coupler functionality
  • 1.4 History
  
  
• 2 Running the Coupler
  • 2.1 Master Run Script and Coupler Setup Script
  
  
• 3 Input Namelist Parameters
  • 3.1 List of Parameters
  • 3.2 Example Input Namelists
  
  
• 4 Output Data
  • 4.1 Stdout Data
  • 4.2 Restart Files
  • 4.3 History Files
  
  
• 5 Source Code Maintenance
  • 5.1 Obtaining Source Code
  • 5.2 Coupler Source Code
  • 5.3 Shared Source Code
  • 5.4 Shared Build Environment
  
  
• 6 Pseudo-Code
  • 6.1 Variable Naming Convention
  • 6.2 Main Program
  
  
• 7 Data Exchanged with Component Models
  • 7.1 Units Convention
  • 7.2 Time Invariant Data
  • 7.3 Time Variant Data
    • 7.3.1 Atmosphere Model
    • 7.3.2 Ice Model
    • 7.3.3 Land Model
    • 7.3.4 Ocean Model
  
  
• 8 Flux Calculations
  • 8.1 Atmosphere/Ocean Fluxes
    • 8.1.1 General Expressions
    • 8.1.2 Specific Expressions
  • 8.2 Surface Albedo and Net Absorbed Solar Radiation
    • 8.2.1 Land Surface Albedos
    • 8.2.2 Ice Surface Albedo
    • 8.2.3 Ocean Surface Albedos
  
  
• 9 List of Physical Constants
• 10 Glossary
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