From 1db1d0e4d3d7b08808b79583fa80706fbbfaa557 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alice DuVivier Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 15:32:12 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] update to a bunch of small documentation things --- configuration/driver/icedrv_constants.F90 | 1 - doc/source/.DS_Store | Bin 0 -> 6148 bytes doc/source/developer_guide/dg_col_phys.rst | 28 ++---- doc/source/developer_guide/dg_driver.rst | 2 +- doc/source/icepack_index.rst | 23 +++-- doc/source/intro/major_updates.rst | 4 +- doc/source/master_list.bib | 46 ++++++++- doc/source/user_guide/index.rst | 0 doc/source/user_guide/ug_case_settings.rst | 7 +- doc/source/user_guide/ug_implementation.rst | 2 +- doc/source/user_guide/ug_running.rst | 105 ++++++++++++++++++-- doc/source/user_guide/ug_testing.rst | 17 ---- 12 files changed, 168 insertions(+), 67 deletions(-) create mode 100644 doc/source/.DS_Store mode change 100755 => 100644 doc/source/user_guide/index.rst diff --git a/configuration/driver/icedrv_constants.F90 b/configuration/driver/icedrv_constants.F90 index 333f6bd91..54827986a 100644 --- a/configuration/driver/icedrv_constants.F90 +++ b/configuration/driver/icedrv_constants.F90 @@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ module icedrv_constants real (kind=dbl_kind), parameter, public :: & omega = 7.292e-5_dbl_kind, & ! angular velocity of earth (rad/sec) - radius = 6.37e6_dbl_kind ! earth radius (m) !----------------------------------------------------------------- ! numbers used outside the column package diff --git a/doc/source/.DS_Store b/doc/source/.DS_Store new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5008ddfcf53c02e82d7eee2e57c38e5672ef89f6 GIT binary patch literal 6148 zcmeH~Jr2S!425mzP>H1@V-^m;4Wg<&0T*E43hX&L&p$$qDprKhvt+--jT7}7np#A3 zem<@ulZcFPQ@L2!n>{z**++&mCkOWA81W14cNZlEfg7;MkzE(HCqgga^y>{tEnwC%0;vJ&^%eQ zLs35+`xjp>T0 dbl_kind use icepack_kinds, only: icepack_r16_kind => r16_kind -icepack_tracers defines a handful of parameters constants that provide information +icepack_tracers defines a handful of parameters that provide information about maximum array sizes for static dimensioning:: use icepack_tracers, only: icepack_max_nbtrcr => max_nbtrcr @@ -116,28 +115,16 @@ about maximum array sizes for static dimensioning:: use icepack_tracers, only: icepack_max_aero => max_aero use icepack_tracers, only: icepack_nmodal1 => nmodal1 use icepack_tracers, only: icepack_nmodal2 => nmodal2 - use icepack_constants, only: icepack_nspint => nspint + use icepack_parameters, only: icepack_nspint => nspint -icepack_constants provides a list of static parameter constants:: - - use icepack_constants, only: c0 => c0 - -icepack_constants provides init, query, write, and recompute methods to -define constant values. These constants have defaults that the caller -can query or reset:: - - use icepack_constants, only: icepack_init_constants - use icepack_constants, only: icepack_query_constants - use icepack_constants, only: icepack_write_constants - use icepack_constants, only: icepack_recompute_constants - -icepack_parameters provides init, query, and write methods to -define model parameters. These parameters have defaults that the caller -can query or reset:: +icepack_parameters provides init, query, write, and recompute methods to +define constant values and model parameters. These constants have defaults +that the caller can query or reset:: use icepack_parameters, only: icepack_init_parameters use icepack_parameters, only: icepack_query_parameters use icepack_parameters, only: icepack_write_parameters + use icepack_parameters, only: icepack_recompute_constants icepack_tracers provides init, query, and write methods to define various tracer sizes, flags, indices, and numbers. The @@ -248,7 +235,6 @@ start driver initialize driver and read in driver namelist -* call *icepack_init_constants* * call *icepack_init_parameters* * call *icepack_init_tracers_* * call *icepack_init_trcr* diff --git a/doc/source/developer_guide/dg_driver.rst b/doc/source/developer_guide/dg_driver.rst index 9bed14b6a..945cacd1f 100755 --- a/doc/source/developer_guide/dg_driver.rst +++ b/doc/source/developer_guide/dg_driver.rst @@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ to run 4 different gridcells on one processor with the same forcing used for all There is no MPI and no threading built into the icepack driver. There is limited IO capabilities, no history files, and no netcdf restart files. The model generally runs very quickly. -Forcing data and details on these data are available in :ref:`testforce`. +Forcing data and details on these data are available in :ref:`force`. diff --git a/doc/source/icepack_index.rst b/doc/source/icepack_index.rst index 8fa622269..4685c39eb 100755 --- a/doc/source/icepack_index.rst +++ b/doc/source/icepack_index.rst @@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ either Celsius or Kelvin units). "**A**", "", "" "a_rapid_mode", ":math:`\bullet` brine channel diameter", "" - "advection", ":math:`\bullet` type of advection algorithm used (‘remap’ or ‘upwind’)", "remap" "ahmax", ":math:`\bullet` thickness above which ice albedo is constant", "0.3m" "aice_init", "concentration of ice at beginning of timestep", "" "aice0", "fractional open water area", "" @@ -33,8 +32,14 @@ either Celsius or Kelvin units). "albsnowi", ":math:`\bullet` near infrared, cold snow albedo", "" "albsnowv", ":math:`\bullet` visible, cold snow albedo", "" "algalN", "algal nitrogen concentration", mmol/m\ :math:`^3` - "alv(n)dr(f)", "albedo: visible (near IR), direct (diffuse)", "" - "alv(n)dr(f)_ai", "grid-box-mean value of alv(n)dr(f)", "" + "alndf", "albedo: near IR, diffuse", "" + "alndr", "albedo: near IR, direct", "" + "alvdf", "albedo: visible, diffuse", "" + "alvdr", "albedo: visible, direct", "" + "alndf_ai", "grid-box-mean value of alndf", "" + "alndr_ai", "grid-box-mean value of alndr", "" + "alvdf_ai", "grid-box-mean value of alvdf", "" + "alvdr_ai", "grid-box-mean value of alvdr", "" "amm", "ammonia/um concentration", "mmol/m\ :math:`^3`" "aparticn", "participation function", "" "apeff_ai", "grid-cell-mean effective pond fraction", "" @@ -205,7 +210,6 @@ either Celsius or Kelvin units). "ice_stderr", "unit number for standard error output", "" "ice_ref_salinity", "reference salinity for ice–ocean exchanges", "4. ppt" "iceruf", "ice surface roughness", "5.\ :math:`\times`\ 10\ :math:`^{-4}` m" - "iceumask", "ice extent mask (U-cell)", "" "idate", "the date at the end of the current time step (yyyymmdd)", "" "idate0", "initial date", "" "igrid", "interface points for vertical bio grid", "" @@ -273,7 +277,6 @@ either Celsius or Kelvin units). "nit", "nitrate concentration", "mmol/m\ :math:`^3`" "nlt_bgc_[chem]", "ocean sources and sinks for biogeochemistry", "" "nml_filename", "namelist file name", "" - "nprocs", ":math:`\bullet` total number of processors", "" "npt", ":math:`\bullet` total number of time steps (dt)", "" "nslyr", "number of snow layers in each category", "" "nspint", "number of solar spectral intervals", "" @@ -329,7 +332,6 @@ either Celsius or Kelvin units). "PP_net", "total primary productivity per grid cell", "mg C/m\ :math:`^2`/s" "precip_units", ":math:`\bullet` liquid precipitation data units", "" "print_points", ":math:`\bullet` if true, print point data", "F" - "prs_sig", "replacement pressure", "N/m" "Pstar", "ice strength parameter", "2.75\ :math:`\times`\ 10\ :math:`^4`\ N/m" "puny", "a small positive number", "1\ :math:`\times`\ 10\ :math:`^{-11}`" "**Q**", "", "" @@ -348,7 +350,6 @@ either Celsius or Kelvin units). "R_snw", ":math:`\bullet` parameter for Delta-Eddington snow albedo", "" "r16_kind", "definition of quad precision", "selected_real_kind(26)", "" "Rac_rapid_mode", ":math:`\bullet` critical Rayleigh number", "10" - "radius", "earth radius", "6.37\ :math:`\times`\ 10\ :math:`^6` m" "rdg_conv", "convergence for ridging", "1/s" "rdg_shear", "shear for ridging", "1/s" "real_kind", "definition of single precision real", "selected_real_kind(6)" @@ -386,7 +387,6 @@ either Celsius or Kelvin units). "shear", "strain rate II component", "1/s" "shlat", "southern latitude of artificial mask edge", "30\ :math:`^\circ`\ N" "shortwave", ":math:`\bullet` flag for shortwave parameterization ('default' or 'dEdd')", "" - "sig1(2)", "principal stress components (diagnostic)", "" "sil", "silicate concentration", "mmol/m\ :math:`^3`" "sk_l", "skeletal layer thickness", "0.03 m" "snoice", "snow-ice formation", "m" @@ -411,7 +411,10 @@ either Celsius or Kelvin units). "strocnx(y)", "ice–ocean stress in the x(y)-direction (U-cell)", "N/m\ :math:`^2`" "strocnx(y)T", "ice–ocean stress, x(y)-dir. (T-cell)", "N/m\ :math:`^2`" "strtltx(y)", "surface stress due to sea surface slope", "N/m\ :math:`^2`" - "swv(n)dr(f)", "incoming shortwave radiation, visible (near IR), direct (diffuse)", "W/m\ :math:`^2`" + "swndf", "incoming shortwave radiation, near IR, diffuse", "W/m\ :math:`^2`" + "swndr", "incoming shortwave radiation, near IR, direct", "W/m\ :math:`^2`" + "swvdf", "incoming shortwave radiation, visible, diffuse", "W/m\ :math:`^2`" + "swvdr", "incoming shortwave radiation, visible, direct", "W/m\ :math:`^2`" "**T**", "", "" "Tair", "air temperature at 10 m", "K" "tday", "absolute day number", "" @@ -449,7 +452,6 @@ either Celsius or Kelvin units). "TTTocn", "for saturated specific humidity over ocean", "5107.4 K" "**U**", "", "" "uatm", "wind velocity in the x direction", "m/s" - "umask", "land/boundary mask, velocity (U-cell)", "" "umin", "min wind speed for turbulent fluxes", "1. m/s" "uocn", "ocean current in the x-direction", "m/s" "update_ocn_f", ":math:`\bullet` if true, include frazil ice fluxes in ocean flux fields", "" @@ -471,7 +473,6 @@ either Celsius or Kelvin units). "warmice", "value for constant albedo parameterization", "0.68" "warmsno", "value for constant albedo parameterization", "0.77" "wind", "wind speed", "m/s" - "write_ic", ":math:`\bullet` if true, write initial conditions", "" "write_restart", "if 1, write restart now", "" "**X**", "", "" "**Y**", "", "" diff --git a/doc/source/intro/major_updates.rst b/doc/source/intro/major_updates.rst index cc4f95551..be1b00d7a 100755 --- a/doc/source/intro/major_updates.rst +++ b/doc/source/intro/major_updates.rst @@ -23,4 +23,6 @@ the code. Icepack includes the simplified driver and scripts for configuring va column physics code in columnphysics/. Enhancements and bug fixes made to Icepack since the last numbered release can be found on the -Icepack wiki https://github.com/CICE-Consortium/Icepack/wiki/Recent-changes. +Icepack wiki https://github.com/CICE-Consortium/Icepack/wiki/Recent-changes. Major changes with +each Icepack release (found here: https://github.com/CICE-Consortium/Icepack/releases) will +be included as release notes. diff --git a/doc/source/master_list.bib b/doc/source/master_list.bib index cad37c91c..4184745d9 100644 --- a/doc/source/master_list.bib +++ b/doc/source/master_list.bib @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ @string{NTN @string{BGC = {Biogeochemistry}} @string{EFM = {Eng. Fract. Mech.}} @string{ANG = {Ann. Glaciol.}} +@string{NOAA = {Natl. Ocn. and Atm. Admin}} % Individual entries (roughly sequential, then alphabetical but first-author’s last name) @incollection{Assur58, @@ -333,6 +334,15 @@ @Article{GHA98 pages = {21893-21913}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/98JC01258} } +@Article{LIND98 + author = "R.W. Lindsay", + title = "{Temporal variability of the energy balance of thick Arctic pack ice}", + journal = JC, + year = "1998", + volume = {11}, + pages = {313-333}, + url = {https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<0313:TVOTEB>2.0.CO;2 } +} @Book{Lipscomb98 author = "W.H. Lipscomb", title = "{Modeling the Thickness Distribution of Arctic Sea Ice}", @@ -741,6 +751,23 @@ @Article{THB13 pages = {2279-2294}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgrc.20171} } +@Article{WOA13 + author = "National Centers for Environmental Information", + title = "{World Ocean Atlas Version 2}", + journal = NOAA, + year = "2013", + url = {https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/OC5/woa13/} +} +@Article{JH14 + author = "N. Jeffery and E.C. Hunke", + title = "{Modeling the winter-spring transition of first-year ice in the western Weddell Sea}", + journal = JGRO, + year = "2014", + volume = {119}, + issue = {9}, + pages = {5891-5920}, + url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2013JC009634} +} @Article{SAHA14 author = "S. Saha and S. Moorthi and X. Wu and J. Wang and Coauthors", title = "{Two modes of sea-ice gravity drainage: a parameterization for large-scale modeling}", @@ -761,12 +788,21 @@ @Article{TFSFFKLB14 } @Article{Roberts2015, author = {A.F. Roberts and A. Craig and W. Maslowski and R. Osinski and A. Duvivier and M. Hughes and B. Nijssen and J.J. Cassano. and M. Brunke}, - url = {https://doi.org/10.3189/2015AoG69A760}, + title = {Simulating transient ice-ocean Ekman transport in the Regional Arctic System Model and Community Earth System Model}, journal = ANG, + year = "2015", + volume = {56}, number = {69}, pages = {211--228}, - title = {{Simulating transient ice-ocean Ekman transport in the Regional Arctic System Model and Community Earth System Model}}, - volume = {56}, - year = {2015} + url = {https://doi.org/10.3189/2015AoG69A760} +} +@Article{DUARTE17 + author = "P. Duarte and Coauthors", + title = "{Sea ice thermohaline dynamics and biogeochemistry in the Arctic Ocean: Empirical and model results}", + journal = JGRB, + year = "2017", + volume = {122}, + issue = {7}, + pages = {1632-1654}, + url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JG003660} } - diff --git a/doc/source/user_guide/index.rst b/doc/source/user_guide/index.rst old mode 100755 new mode 100644 diff --git a/doc/source/user_guide/ug_case_settings.rst b/doc/source/user_guide/ug_case_settings.rst index bfc9fba87..e06ab2ed6 100755 --- a/doc/source/user_guide/ug_case_settings.rst +++ b/doc/source/user_guide/ug_case_settings.rst @@ -225,8 +225,6 @@ column physics. "``oceanmixed_ice``", "true/false", "active ocean mixed layer calculation", "``.true.`` (if uncoupled)" "``ocn_data_type``", "``default``", "constant values defined in the code", "" "", "``ISPOL``", "ISPOL experiment data", "" - "``bgc_data_type``", "``default``", "constant values defined in the code", "" - "", "``ISPOL``", "ISPOL experiment data", "" "``oceanmixed_file``", "filename", "data file containing ocean forcing data", "" "``restore_ocn``", "true/false", "restore sst to data", "" "``trestore``", "integer", "sst restoring time scale (days)", "" @@ -248,7 +246,10 @@ column physics. "``solve_zsal``", "true/false", "prognostic salinity tracer used with ktherm = 1", "``.false.``" "``restart_zsal``", "true/false", "restarts zsalinity", "``.false.``" "``bgc_data_dir``", "``/nitrate_and_silicate/forcing_directory/``", "", "'``/nitrate_and_silicate/forcing_directory/``'" - "``bgc_data_type``", "``default`` or ``NICE`` or ``ISPOL`` or ``clim``", "fixed, spatially homogeneous value for nitrate. 'clim' data file (see icedrv_forcing_bgc.F90) :cite:`GLBA06`", "``'default'``" + "``bgc_data_type``", "``default``", "fixed, spatially homogeneous constant values defined in the code", "" + "", "``clim``", "monthly climatology data file (see icedrv_forcing_bgc.F90) :cite:`GLBA06`", "" + "", "``NICE``", "NICE experiment data", "" + "", "``ISPOL``", "ISPOL experiment data", "" "``tr_bgc_Nit``", "true/false", "nitrate tracer", "``.true.``" "``tr_bgc_C``", "true/false", "dissolved organic carbon tracers and dissolved inorganic carbon tracers (not yet implemented)", "``.true.``" "``tr_bgc_chl``", "true/false", "dummy variable for now. Chl is simply fixed ratio of algal Nitrogen", "``.false.``" diff --git a/doc/source/user_guide/ug_implementation.rst b/doc/source/user_guide/ug_implementation.rst index b50562d52..cf2583213 100755 --- a/doc/source/user_guide/ug_implementation.rst +++ b/doc/source/user_guide/ug_implementation.rst @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Initialization and Forcing Icepack’s parameters and variables are initialized in several steps. Many constants and physical parameters are set in -**icepack\_constants.F90**. In the current driver implementation, +**icepack\_parameters.F90**. In the current driver implementation, a namelist file is read to setup the model. Namelist values are given default values in the code, which may then be changed when the input file diff --git a/doc/source/user_guide/ug_running.rst b/doc/source/user_guide/ug_running.rst index c2a6ea829..d86b0501f 100755 --- a/doc/source/user_guide/ug_running.rst +++ b/doc/source/user_guide/ug_running.rst @@ -233,21 +233,114 @@ There is also an option (``--acct``) in **icepack.setup** to define the account The order of precedent is **icepack.setup** command line option, **.cice\_proj** setting, and then value in the **env.[machine]** file. +.. _force: + Forcing data ------------ +The input data space is defined on a per machine basis by the ``ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA`` +variable in the **env.[machine]** file. That file space is often shared among multiple +users, and it can be desirable to consider using a common file space with group read +and write permissions such that a set of users can update the inputdata area as +new datasets are available. + The code is currently configured to run in standalone mode on a 4-cell grid using -atmospheric data, available as detailed in :ref:`testforce` and on the `wiki `_. +atmospheric data, available as detailed on the +`wiki `_. These data files are designed only for testing the code, not for use in production runs or as observational data. Please do not publish results based on these data sets. Module **configuration/driver/icedrv\_forcing.F90** can be modified to change the forcing data. -The input data space is defined on a per machine basis by the ``ICE_MACHINE_INPUTDATA`` -variable in the **env.[machine]** file. That file space is often shared among multiple -users, and it can be desirable to consider using a common file space with group read -and write permissions such that a set of users can update the inputdata area as -new datasets are available. +Icepack requires near surface atmospheric data at a single point which are set +in ``forcing_nml`` with the ``atm_data_type`` in the namelist (see :ref:`tabsettings`). +The required fields to force icepack include: downwelling long wave and shortwave +radiative fluxes, latent and sensible heat fluxes, precipitation rate, and near +surface potential temperature and specific humidity. + + +1) **Climate Forecast System (CFS)** + + Hourly atmospheric forcing from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction's (NCEP) + Climate Forecast System, version 2 (CFSv2) :cite:`SAHA14` were utilized to generate + a one-year time series for Icepack testing. These data were used to create the annual cycle at a + point in the Beaufort Sea (70N, 220W) for the period of January 1 00:00UTC - December 31 23:00UTC, 2015. + Additional locations can be provided for both hemispheres for the period of 1999-2015 for + future testing. This dataset can be used to run for several years to reach equilibrium of the annual + cycle. + + Atmospheric forcing fields consist of 2-m air temperature (K), specific humidity (kg/kg), + 10-m wind velocity in the x and y directions (m/s), downward solar radiation (:math:`W/m^2`), + downward longwave radiation (:math:`W/m^2`), and precipitation (:math:`kg/m^2/s`). + Icepack's boundary layer calculation is used to derive sensible and latent heat fluxes. + In the namelist, set ``atm_data_type = CFS`` to use CFS atmospheric forcing. + + +2) **Field campaign derived** + + a) **Norwegian Young Sea Ice cruise (N-ICE)** + + Atmospheric, oceanic, and biogeochemical forcing are available from the 2015 Norwegian Young Sea Ice Cruise + (N-ICE) :cite:`DUARTE17`. These data are available daily, except for incoming atmospheric radiative forcing, + which are available 6-hourly. The data correspond to the Arctic Ocean north of Svalbard along the N-ICE drift + track (83N, 16E to 80N, 5E) from April 24, 2015 to June 6, 2015. + + Atmospheric forcing fields from :cite:`DUARTE17` consist of 2-m air temperature (K), 2-m specific humidity (kg/kg), + 10-m wind velocity in the x and y directions (m/s), downward solar radiation (:math:`W/m^2`), and precipitation + (:math:`kg/m^2/s`). Icepack's boundary layer calculation is used to derive sensible and latent heat fluxes. + In the namelist, set ``atm_data_type = NICE`` to use N-ICE atmospheric forcing. + + Oceanic forcing fields are available from a Parallel Ocean Program (POP) 1-degree (gx1v3) simulation run 01/08/15. + These fields consist of sea surface temperature (K), sea surface salinity (ppt), boundary layer depth (m), + ocean velocity in the x and y direction (m/s), and deep ocean heat flux (:math:`W/m^2`). + In the namelist, set ``ocn_data_type = NICE`` to use N-ICE oceanic forcing. + + Biogeochemical forcing fields are available from the World Ocean Atlas :cite:`WOA13`. The biogeochemical fields provided + are nitrate concentration (:math:`mmol/m^3`) and silicate concentration (:math:`mmol/m^3`). In the namelist, set + ``bgc_data_type = NICE`` to use N-ICE biogeochemical forcing. + + b) **Ice Station Polarstern (ISPOL)** + + Atmospheric, oceanic, and biogeochemical forcing are available from the 2004 Ice Station Polarstern + (ISPOL) :cite:`JH14`. These data can be used with both :cite:`BL99` and mushy layer thermodynamics. + These data are available daily, except for incoming atmospheric radiative forcing, + which are available 6-hourly. The data correspond to the Weddell Sea (67.9S, 54W) from June 16, 2004 + to December 31, 2004. + + Atmospheric forcing fields from :cite:`JH14` consist of 2-m air temperature (K), 2-m specific humidity (kg/kg), 10-m wind + velocity in the x and y directions (m/s), downward solar radiation (:math:`W/m^2`), and precipitation + (:math:`kg/m^2/s`). Icepack's boundary layer calculation is used to derive sensible and latent heat fluxes. + In the namelist, set ``atm_data_type = ISPOL`` to use ISPOL atmospheric forcing. + + Oceanic forcing fields are available from :cite:`JH14` and consist of sea surface temperature (K), + sea surface salinity (ppt), boundary layer depth (m), ocean velocity in the x and y direction (m/s), + and deep ocean heat flux (:math:`W/m^2`). + In the namelist, set ``ocn_data_type = ISPOL`` to use ISPOL oceanic forcing. + + Biogeochemical forcing fields are available from the World Ocean Atlas :cite:`WOA13`. The biogeochemical fields provided + are nitrate concentration (:math:`mmol/m^3`) and silicate concentration (:math:`mmol/m^3`). In the namelist, set + ``bgc_data_type = ISPOL`` to use ISPOL biogeochemical forcing. + + c) **Surface HEat Budget of the Arctic (SHEBA)** + + https://atmos.washington.edu/~bitz/column_model/ + + https://atmos.washington.edu/~bitz/column_model/notes_forcing_data + + includes opening and closing rates, solar zenith angle + + ocn_data_type + +3) **Climatological** - Maykut and Untersteiner 1971 :cite:`MU71` + + The climatological forcing consists of a monthly climatology of downward radiative fluxes, air temperature, + relative humidity and wind speed compiled from Arctic ice station observations shown in Table 1 from + :cite:`LIND98`. Icepack's boundary layer calculation is used to derive sensible and latent heat fluxes. + The snowfall follows the idealized specification used by :cite:`Semtner76` . + To adjust the ice thickness a fixed heating of 6 :math:`W/m^2` is applied to the bottom of the ice. + This may be thought of as containing about 2 :math:`W/m^2` of ocean heating and an adjustment of + about 4 :math:`W/m^2` for biases in the forcings or the model. In the namelist, set ``atm_data_type = clim`` + to use climatological atmospheric forcing. Run Directories diff --git a/doc/source/user_guide/ug_testing.rst b/doc/source/user_guide/ug_testing.rst index 88e6ba36c..063062f25 100755 --- a/doc/source/user_guide/ug_testing.rst +++ b/doc/source/user_guide/ug_testing.rst @@ -23,23 +23,6 @@ The testing scripts support several features - Ability to define where baseline tests are stored - Ability to compare tests against each other (``--diff``) -.. _testforce: - -Test forcing ------------- - -Icepack requires near surface data at a single point. The required fields to -force icepack include: downwelling long wave and shortwave radiative fluxes, -latent and sensible heat fluxes, precipitation rate, and near surface potential temperature and specific humidity. - -The CICE Consortium provides data for testing a single column located in the -Beaufort Sea (70N, 220W) derived from the CFSRv2 :cite:`SAHA14` dataset. -These column forcing data are 1 hourly and correspond to the year -period of January 1, 2015 (00:00UTC) to December 31, 2015 (23:00UTC). - -Links to an FTP for Icepack forcing data are available on the -CICE Consortium GitHub `wiki `_. - .. _indtests: Individual Tests