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Laplacian horizontal mixing.

The Laplacian mixing coefficients for tracers ah and momentum am are specified in separate namelists. The defaults shown in the namelists are only valid for a particular grid size; the user must determine the appropriate values for their particular grid size. The variable_hmix option modifies the coefficients ah and am based on functions of the grid cell areas and will reduce the values for smaller grid cells (am and ah thus represent the values at the largest grid cells). Currently, the functional form of this scaling can only be changed by editing the modules. The auto_hmix option attempts to compute coefficients based on known values for other resolutions. The result may or may not be suitable and the auto_hmix option is provided mainly for flexible benchmarking of the code at various resolutions.


Table: Laplacian momemtum mixing namelist
&hmix_del2u_nml LANL
default
CESM1
dipole-grid default
CESM1
tripole-grid default
Valid
values
Laplacian momentum mixing parameters
lauto_hmix .false. .false. .false. .true., .false. computes mixing coefficient based on resolution
lvariable_hmix .false. .false. .false. .true., .false. scales mixing coeff by grid cell area
am ~2 x 107 auto-filled by CESM1 POP2 scripts 1x 108   momentum mixing coefficient (cm2/s)
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Table: Laplacian tracer mixing namelist
&hmix_del2t_nml LANL
default
CESM1
dipole-grid default
CESM1
tripole-grid default
Valid
values
Laplacian tracer mixing parameters
lauto_hmix .false. .false. .false. .true., .false. computes mixing coefficient based on resolution
lvariable_hmix .false. .false. .true. .true., .false. scales mixing coeff by grid cell area
ah ~2 x 107 auto-filled by CESM1 POP2 scripts 1 x 108   tracer mixing coefficient (cm2/s)
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2010-03-31