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# How To Use (Quick Start)

@tableofcontents

SIREN is a software to set up regional configuration with
 [NEMO](http://www.nemo-ocean.eu).<br/> 
Actually SIREN creates all the input files you need to run a NEMO regional configuration.<br/>
 
SIREN is composed of a set of 5 Fortran programs :
<ul>
 <li>create_coord.f90 to create regional grid coordinates.</li>
 <li>create_bathy.f90 to create regional grid bathymetry.</li>
 <li>merge_bathy.f90 to merge regional grid bathymetry with wider grid bathymetry
 at boundaries. 
 @note the goal of this step is to avoid break in Bathymetry.
 This break may cause inconsistency between forcing fields  at boundary and regional fields.
 </li>
 <li>create_restart.f90 to create initial state file from coarse grid restart
 or standard outputs.
 @note this program could also be used to refined other input fields from a wider
 configuations (as runoff, chlorophyll etc...)
 </li>
 <li>create_boundary.F90 to create boundaries conditions from wider configurations
 output fields.
 </li>
</ul>

@warning SIREN can not:
<ul>
<li>create global configuration.</li>
<li>create configuarion around or close to North pole.</li>
<li>change number of vertical level.</li>
</ul>

Here after we briefly describe how to use each programs,
and so how to create your own regional configuration.
@note As demonstrator for a first start a set of GLORYS files (global reanalysis on *ORCA025* grid), as well as examples of namelists are available [here](https://cloud.mercator-ocean.fr/public.php?service=files&t=877fb1b6e4f589340fc0df1ea6a53228).

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# Create coordinates file # {#coord}

To create your own configuration, you first have to create a coordinates file on your domain of study.<br/>
SIREN allows you to create this coordinates file from a wider coordinates file.<br/>
The coordinates file created could simply be an extraction, or a refinment of
the wide grid.<br/>

To create this new cooridnates file, you have to run :
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
./SIREN/create_coord.exe create_coord.nam
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here after is an example of namelist for *create_coord.exe*.<br/>
In this example, you create a coordinates file named *coord_fine.nc*.<br/>
This new coordinates file is refined from an extraction of *coordinates_ORCA025.nc*. 
~~~~~~~~~~~
&namlog
/

&namcfg
   cn_varcfg = "PATH/NEMOGCM/TOOLS/SIREN/cfg/variable.cfg"
/

&namcrs
   cn_coord0 = "PATH/coordinates_ORCA025.nc"
   in_perio0 = 4
/

&namvar
/

&namnst
   in_imin0 = 1070
   in_imax0 = 1072
   in_jmin0 = 607
   in_jmax0 = 609

   in_rhoi = 2
   in_rhoj = 3
/

&namout
   cn_fileout = "PATH/coord_fine.nc"
/
~~~~~~~~~~~

Let's get describe this namelist.<br/>
First we have the **namlog** sub-namelist. This sub-namelist set parameters of the log
file.<br/>
All the parameters of this sub-namelist have default value, so you could let it
empty, as done here.<br/> This will create a log file named *create_coord.log*

The **namcfg** sub-namelist defines where found SIREN configuration file.<br/>
This configuration file defines standard name, default interpolation method,
axis,... to be used for some known variables.<br/>
Obviously, you could add other variables to those already list, in this file.

@note You could find the generic version of *variable.cfg* in the directory *NEMOGCM/TOOLS/SIREN/cfg*.

The **namcrs** sub-namelist set parameters of the wide
coordinates file,<br/> as path to find it, and NEMO periodicity of the wide grid.<br/>

@note the NEMO periodicity could be choose between 0 to 6:
<dl>
<dt>in_perio=0</dt>
<dd>standard regional model</dd>
<dt>in_perio=1</dt>
<dd>east-west cyclic model</dd>
<dt>in_perio=2</dt>
<dd>model with symmetric boundary condition across the equator</dd>
<dt>in_perio=3</dt>
<dd>regional model with North fold boundary and T-point pivot</dd>
<dt>in_perio=4</dt>
<dd>global model with a T-point pivot.<br/>
example: ORCA2, ORCA025, ORCA12</dd>
<dt>in_perio=5</dt>
<dd>regional model with North fold boundary and F-point pivot</dd>
<dt>in_perio=6</dt>
<dd>global model with a F-point pivot<br/>
example: ORCA05</dd>
</dl>
@sa For more information see @ref md_src_docsrc_6_perio
</dd>
</dl>

The **namvar** sub-namelist lists variables to be used.<br/>
By default all the variables of the wider coordinates file are used to create
the new coordinates file.<br/> 
The interpolation methods to be used are defined in the configuration variables file (see
below). So you do not need to fill this sub-namelist too.

The **namnst** sub-namelist defines the subdomain to be used as well as refinment factor.<br/>
@note Subdomain is defined by indices of the coarse/wide grid.<br/>

<ul>
<li>you can select area quite every where (excepted too close from the North
pole), and use the refinment factor you want.</li>

~~~~~~~~~~~
&namvar
   in_imin0 = 1070
   in_imax0 = 1072
   in_jmin0 = 607
   in_jmax0 = 609

   in_rhoi = 2
   in_rhoj = 3
/
~~~~~~~~~~~
@image html grid_zoom_60.png
@image latex grid_zoom_40.png
<!-- @note ghost cells all around the grid are not shown here. -->

<li>you can select area crossing the east-west overlap of the global ORCA grid.</li>

~~~~~~~~~~~
&namvar          
   in_imin0 = 1402 
   in_imax0 = 62
   in_jmin0 = 490 
   in_jmax0 = 570 

   in_rhoi = 5
   in_rhoj = 5 
/                
~~~~~~~~~~~
@image html grid_glob_over_30.png
@image latex grid_glob_over_20.png
<!-- @note in blue, the east-west overlap band of ORCA grid. -->

<li>you can select east-west cyclic area.</li>

~~~~~~~~~~~
&namvar
   in_imin0 = 0
   in_imax0 = 0
   in_jmin0 = 390
   in_jmax0 = 450

   in_rhoi = 1
   in_rhoj = 1
/
~~~~~~~~~~~
@image html grid_glob_band_30.png
@image latex grid_glob_band_20.png

</ul>

Finally the **namout** sub-namelist defines the output file.<br/>

@note All the output files created by SIREN include information about NEMO
periodicity, as well as source file, indices and refinment used.

@sa For more information about how to create coordinates, see create_coord.f90

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# Create bathymetry file # {#bathy}

Then you need a Bathymetry file.<br/>
SIREN allows you to create a Bathymetry extracted or refined from a wider
Bathymetry grid.<br/>

To create this new bathymetry, you have to run :
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
./SIREN/create_bathy.exe create_bathy.nam
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here after is an example of namelist for *create_bathy.exe*.<br/>
In this example, you create a bathymetry file named *bathy_fine.nc*.<br/>
This new bathymetry file is refined from an extraction of *bathy_meter_ORCA025.nc*.<br/>
Moreover a minimum value of 5m is imposed to the output Bathymetry.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
&namlog
/

&namcfg
   cn_varcfg = "PATH/NEMOGCM/TOOLS/SIREN/cfg/variable.cfg"
/

&namcrs
   cn_coord0 = "PATH/coordinates_ORCA025.nc"
   in_perio0 = 4
/

&namfin
   cn_coord1 = "PATH/coord_fine.nc"
/

&namvar
   cn_varfile = "Bathymetry:PATH/bathy_meter_ORCA025.nc"
   cn_varinfo = "Bathymetry: min=5"
/

&namnst
   in_rhoi = 2
   in_rhoj = 3
/

&namout
   cn_fileout = "PATH/bathy_fine.nc"      
/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Let's get describe this namelist.<br/>

First as previously, we have the **namlog** and **namcfg** sub-namelist (see above for more
explanation).<br/>

Then the **namcrs** sub-namelist set parameters of the wide
coordinates file.<br/>
@note in all SIREN namelist: <br/>
0 referred to the coarse/wide grid.<br/>
1 referred to the fine grid.

In the same way, the **namfin** sub-namelist  set parameters of the fine
coordinates file.<br/>
@note in this namelist example, there is no need to set the variable *in_perio1* to define the NEMO
periodicity of the fine grid.<br/> Indeed, if this variable is not inform, SIREN tries to read it in the attributes of the file.<br/> 
So if you created the fine coordinates with SIREN, you do not have to
fill it. In other case, you should add it to the namelist.

The **namvar** sub-namelist lists variables to be used:
<dl>
   <dt>cn_varfile</dt>
      <dd> defines the variable name ("Bathymetry" here) and the input file associated with.
            @warning The domain of the input Bathymetry have to be larger than the output domain.
         @note 
         <ul>
            <li>if the input file is at coarse grid resolution (same than *cn_coord0*), the ouptut Bathymetry will be refined on fine grid.</li>
            <li>if the input file is a wider bathymetry (already at fine grid resolution), the output Bathymetry will be extracted from this one.</li>
         </ul>
      </dd>
   <dt>cn_varinfo</dt>
      <dd> defines user's requests for a variable.
         @note Default interpolation method for the Bathymetry, is *cubic* interpolation.<br/>
         So you may want to specify a minimum value to avoid negative value, or to change interpolation method.<br/>
         example: <ul><li>cn_varinfo="Bathymetry: min=1"'</li>
                      <li>cn_varinfo="Bathymetry: int=linear"</li></ul>
      </dd>
</dl>

The **namnst** sub-namelist defines the subdomain refinment factor.<br/>
Of course those refinment factors have to be convenient with refinment
from coarse grid *cn_coord0* to fine grid *cn_coord1*.
@note subdomain indices are automatically deduced from fine and coarse grid
coordinates.

Finally, this **namout** sub-namelist defines the output file.<br/>

@note All the output files create by SIREN include information about 
source file, indices, refinment and interpolation method used.

@sa For more information about how to create bathymetry, see
create_bathy.f90

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# Merge bathymetry file # {#merge}

The Bathymetry you build differs from the wider one.<br/>
To avoid issue with boundaries forcing fields, you should merge fine and coarse Bathymetry on boundaries.<br/>
SIREN allows you to do this.<br/>

To create this merged bathymetry, you have to run :
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
./SIREN/merge_bathy.exe merge_bathy.nam
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here after is an example of namelist for *merge_bathy.exe*.<br/>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
&namlog
/

&namcfg
   cn_varcfg = "PATH/NEMOGCM/TOOLS/SIREN/cfg/variable.cfg"
/

&namcrs
   cn_bathy0 = "PATH/bathy_meter_ORCA025.nc"
   in_perio0 = 4
/

&namfin
   cn_bathy1 = "PATH/bathy_fine.nc"
/

&namnst
   in_rhoi = 3
   in_rhoj = 3
/

&nambdy
/

&namout
   cn_fileout = "PATH/bathy_merged.nc"      
/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In this namelist, you find again the **namlog**, **namcfg** describe above.

Then the **namcrs** sub-namelist sets parameters of the wider grid.
However this time, this is the coarse/wide grid Bathymetry wich have to be informed.

The **namfin** sub-namelist defines parameters of the fine grid Bathymetry.
@note here again you could add the *in_perio1* parameter if need be i.e. if your
fine grid Bathymetry was not created by SIREN.

The **namnst** sub-namelist defines the subdomain refinment factor.


The **nambdy** sub-namelist defines the subdomain boundaries.<br/>
By default SIREN tries to create boundaries for each side. Boundary exist if there is at least one sea point on the second row of each side.<br/>
So you could let this namelist empty.

@sa For more information about boundaries, see @ref boundary

Finally, this **namout** sub-namelist defines the output file.<br/>

@sa For more information about how to merge bathymetry, see
merge_bathy.f90

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# Create initial state # {#restart}

To run your configuration you need an inital state of the ocean.<br/>
You could start from a restart file (with all NEMO variables fields at one
time step). Or you could start from "partial" information about ocean state (Temperature and Salinity for example).

Siren allows you to create both of those initial state.<br/>
To create the initial state, you have to run:<br/>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
./SIREN/create_restart.exe create_restart.nam
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here after is an example of namelist for *create_restart.exe*.<br/>
In this example, you create an initial state split on 81 "processors", and named restar_out.nc.<br/>
The initial state is composed of temperature and salinity refined from an extraction of GLORYS fields.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
&namlog
/

&namcfg
   cn_varcfg = "PATH/NEMOGCM/TOOLS/SIREN/cfg/variable.cfg"
/

&namcrs
   cn_coord0 = "PATH/coordinates_ORCA025.nc"
   in_perio0 = 4
/

&namfin
   cn_coord1 = "PATH/coord_fine.nc"
   cn_bathy1 = "PATH/bathy_merged.nc"
/

&namzgr
/

&namzps
/

&namvar
   cn_varfile = "votemper:GLORYS_gridT.nc",
                "vosaline:GLORYS_gridS.nc"
/

&namnst
   in_rhoi = 3
   in_rhoj = 3
/

&namout
   cn_fileout = "PATH/restart_out.nc"      
   in_nproc = 81
/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Let's get describe this namelist more accurately.<br/>

As previously, we have the **namlog** and **namcfg** sub-namelists, as well as 
the **namcrs** sub-namelist to set parameters of the wide coordinates file (see above for more
explanation).<br/>

Then the **namfin** sub-namelist set parameters of the fine
grid coordinates and bathymetry.<br/>

The **namzgr** and **namzps** sub-namelists define respectively parameters for vertical grid
and partial step.<br>
By default, those parameters are defined the same way than in GLORYS (i.e. 75 vertical levels).<br/>
So you could let it empty.
@note If you use forcing fields other than GLORYS, you have to be sure it uses the same vertical grid. In other case, you need to get information about the parametrisation use, and to put it in those sub-namelist (see create_restart.f90).

the **namvar** sub-namelist lists variables to be used.<br/>
Here we use *votemper* (temperature) get from *GLORYS_gridT.nc* file, and *vosaline*
(salinity) get from *GLORYS_gridS.nc* file.
@note To get all variables of a restart file. You have to use:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
cn_varfile = "all:PATH/restart.dimg"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The **namnst** sub-namelist defines the subdomain refinment factor, as seen previously.<br/>

Finally, this **namout** sub-namelist defines the output files.<br/>
Here we ask for output on 81 processors, with *restart_out.nc* as file "basename".<br/>
So SIREN computes the optimal layout for 81 porcessors
available,<br/>
and split restart on output files named *restart_out_num.nc*, where *num* is the porc number.

@note SIREN could also create the other fields you may need for
your configuration.<br/>
To do so, you just have to run *create_restart.exe* with other variable(s) from other input file(s).<br/>
For example, to get runoff fields, you could use:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
cn_varfile = "sorunoff:PATH/runoff_GLORYS.nc"
...
cn_fileout = "PATH/runoff_out.nc"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

@sa For more information about how to create initial state or other fields, see
create_restart.f90

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# Create boundaries conditions # {#boundary}

Finally to force your configuration, you may need boundaries conditions.<br/>
NEMO read physical boundaries conditions from temperature, salinity, currents, and sea
surface height.

To create the boundaries condition with SIREN, you have to run:<br/>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
./SIREN/create_boundary.exe create_boundary.nam
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here after is an example of namelist for *create_boundary.exe*.<br/>
In this example, you create boundaries conditions named *boundary_out.nc* on
each side of the domain.<br/>
The boundaries contain information about temperature, salinity, currents and sea surface height refined from an extraction of GLORYS fields.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
&namlog
/

&namcfg
   cn_varcfg = "PATH/NEMOGCM/TOOLS/SIREN/cfg/variable.cfg"
/

&namcrs
   cn_coord0 = "PATH/coordinates_ORCA025.nc"
   in_perio0 = 4
/

&namfin
   cn_coord1 = "PATH/coord_fine.nc"
   cn_bathy1 = "PATH/bathy_fine.nc"
/

&namzgr
/

&namzps
/

&namvar
   cn_varfile="votemper:GLORYS_gridT.nc",
              "vosaline:GLORYS_gridS.nc",
              "vozocrtx:GLORYS_gridU.nc",
              "vomecrty:GLORYS_gridV.nc",
              "sossheig:GLORYS_grid2D.nc"
/

&namnst
   in_rhoi = 3
   in_rhoj = 3
/

&nambdy
/

&namout
   cn_fileout = "PATH/boundary_out.nc"      
/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Let's get describe this namelist more accurately.<br/>

As previously, we have the **namlog** and **namcfg** sub-namelists, as well as 
the **namcrs** sub-namelist to set parameters of the wide coordinates file (see above for more
explanation).<br/>

Then the **namfin** sub-namelist set parameters of the fine
grid coordinates and bathymetry.<br/>

The **namzgr** and **namzps** sub-namelists define respectively parameters for vertical grid
and partial step.<br>
By default, those parameters are defined the same way than in GLORYS (i.e. 75 vertical levels).<br/>
So you could let it empty.
@note If you use forcing fields other than GLORYS, you have to be sure it uses the same vertical grid. In other case, you need to get information about the parametrisation use, and to put it in those sub-namelist (see create_boundary.F90).

the **namvar** sub-namelist lists variables to be used.<br/>
Here we get *votemper* (temperature) from *GLORYS_gridT.nc* file, *vosaline*
(salinity) from *GLORYS_gridS.nc* file, *vozocrtx* (zonal velocity) from
*GLORYS_gridU.nc*, *vomecrty* (meridional velocity) from *GLORYS_gridV.nc*, and sossheig (sea surface
height) from *GLORYS_grid2D.nc*.

The **namnst** sub-namelist defines the subdomain refinment factor.<br/>

The **nambdy** sub-namelist defines the subdomain boundaries.<br/>
By default SIREN tries to create boundaries for each side (Boundary is created if sea point exist on the second row of each side).<br/>
So you could let this namelist empty.

@note SIREN allows you to place boundaries away from the side of the domain.
To do so you have to define your boundary.<br/>
That means you have to give on fine
grid the index of the boundary (how far from the border your boundary is),
the width of your boundary, and finally first and last point of your boundary (the length of your boundary).<br/>
So to define a north boundary, you have to add in the sub-namelist *nambdy*, the parameter:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
cn_north="index,first:last(width)"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Finally, this **namout** sub-namelist defines the output files.<br/>
Here we ask for output with *boundary_out.nc* as file "basename".<br/>
So SIREN creates output files named *boundary_out_west.nc*,
*boundary_out_east.nc*, *boundary_out_north.nc*, and *boundary_out_south.nc*
depending if boundary exist or not.

@sa For more information about how to create boundaries condition, see
create_boundary.F90

# Create and run NEMO configuration # {#NEMOconf}

So now you created all the input files you need for your physical configuration, you have to create the "NEMO configuration".<br/>
To do so, go to the directory *NEMOGCM/CONFIG/*, and run:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
./makenemo -n MY_CONFIG -d "OPA_SRC"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This creates your configuration "MY_CONFIG" in the directory *NEMOGCM/CONFIG*.<br/>
you could check the cpp_keys used in file *cpp_MY_CONFIG.fcm*, and re-run *makenemo*
if need be.

Once *makenemo* has run successfully, the *opa* executable is available in
directory *NEMOGCM/CONFIG/MY_CONFIG/EXP00*.<br/>
Then you just have to put all your input files in this directory, fill the namelist *namelist_cfg*, and run:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
mpirun ./opa
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

@note no surface forcing here.
weighted function needed to do interpolation on the fly, could be created by WEIGHT tools already inside NEMO.

@sa For more information about how to create NEMO configuration see [NEMO Quick Start Guide](http://www.nemo-ocean.eu/Using-NEMO/User-Guides/Basics/NEMO-Quick-Start-Guide).

 <HR>
   <b>
   - @ref index
   - @ref md_src_docsrc_1_install
   - @ref md_src_docsrc_2_quickstart
   - @ref md_src_docsrc_3_support_bug
   - @ref md_src_docsrc_4_codingRules
   - @ref md_src_docsrc_5_changeLog
   - @ref todo
   </b>