PIPS 3.0 Model Spin-up Output
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Types of output files currently available from the PIPS 3.0 model spin-up, which is in progress on the Cray T3E at the Arctic Region Supercomputer Center:
Monthly Average Ocean
files which include:
Surface Heat Flux
Surface Freshwater Flux
Sea Surface Height (cm)
3D total velocity, u and v (cm/sec)
3D Temperature and Salinity fields (deg C and ppt)
3D Potential Vorticity
3D Potential Energy released through convection
Monthly Ocean Snapshot files, representing only the last day of that month of model integration, which include:
Sea Surface Height (cm)
X and Y components of atmosphere-ocean wind stress (cm/sec)
2D barotropic X and Y velocity components (cm/sec)
3D total velocity, u and v (cm/sec)
3D Temperature and Salinity fields (deg C and ppt)
Daily Ocean Snapshot files, which include:
Sea Surface Height (cm)
Mass transport per unit width (cm**2/sec)
Layer 1 (0-5 m) u and v velocities (cm/sec)
Layer 1 (0-5 m) Temperature and Salinity (deg C and ppt)
Layer 8 (42-53 m) Temperature and Salinity (deg C and ppt)
Layer 16 (220-270 m) Temperature and Salinity (deg C and ppt)
Monthly Average Ice files, which include:
Ice u and v velocity (m/s)
Ice thickness (m)
Ice concentration fraction (x 100 to get %)
First level ocean temperature (C)
Ice surface temperature (K)
Heat flux from ocean to ice (W/m**2)
Sensible heat flux over open water (W/m**2)
Latent heat flux over open water (W/m**2)
Net shortwave radiation over open water (W/m**2)
Net longwave radiation over open water (W/m**2)
Ice growth rate over open water (m/s)
Sensible heat flux over ice (W/m**2)
Latent heat flux over ice (W/m**2)
Net shortwave radiation over ice (W/m**2)
Net longwave radiation over ice (W/m**2)
Ice growth rate over ice (m/s)
Conductive heat flux within ice ((W/m**2)
Daily Ice Snapshot files,
which include:
Ice u and v velocity (m/s)
Ice thickness (m)
Ice concentration fraction (x 100 to get %)
First level ocean temperature (C)
Ice surface temperature (K)
Heat flux from ocean to ice (W/m**2)
Sensible heat flux over open water (W/m**2)
Latent heat flux over open water (W/m**2)
Net shortwave radiation over open water (W/m**2)
Net longwave radiation over open water (W/m**2)
Ice growth rate over open water (m/s)
Sensible heat flux over ice (W/m**2)
Latent heat flux over ice (W/m**2)
Net shortwave radiation over ice (W/m**2)
Net longwave radiation over ice (W/m**2)
Ice growth rate over ice (m/s)
Conductive heat flux within ice ((W/m**2)
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The monthly average ocean files are ~1.0 Gb, the 30
day ocean snapshot files are ~689 Mb each, the daily ocean snapshot
files are ~40 Mb each, the monthly average ice files are ~66 Mb each
and the daily ice snapshot files are approximately 28 Mb each following
conversion to netCDF format.
- The variables that are written to each file can be changed, within limits, so if there is a specific variable you feel it is important to have, let us know.
- Note, the model is still in the development stage and changes are being made which will affect the output.