= VALID-12_CLEVY_CoupledInterface

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== Summary


||=Action'''    || VALID-12_CLEVY_CoupledInterface   ||
||=PI(S)'''     || C. Levy                    ||
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Validation of NEMO coupled interface, using OASIS in the trunk (as future 4.0 release) 
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||=Ticket       || #2147                                                                 ||
||=Branch       || [source:/NEMO/branches/$YEAR/dev_r{REV}_{ACTION_NAME}]                ||
||=Previewer(s) ||    S. Masson, R. Hill, E. Maisonnave                                                                   ||
||=Reviewer(s)  ||    S. Masson, R. Hill, E. Maisonnave                                                                   ||
||=Link         || [[ExtractUrl(.)]]                                                     ||

== Abstract
The NEMO OASIS interface is important for all coupled configurations. Testing that this section (mainly the coupling activated) is functional must be done before the 4.0 announcement. 

== Implementation

To check if the coupling interfaces are functional, three steps/tests will be set up:

'''STEP1:'''
Validation of the SAS reference configuration[[BR]]

'''STEP2:'''
 Set up a test using NEMO (starting from the global reference configuration) with key_coupled, OASIS active and a toy atmospheric model[[BR]]

'''STEP3:'''
Using this configuration, check that the coupled interface is functional for ocean dynamics, sea ice and biogeochemistry [[BR]]

Detailed list of new variables (including namelists) to be defined. Give for each the chosen name (following coding rules) and definition.[[BR]]
As a result of the tests, a few things needs to be updated/fixed:
* sbccpl.F90
* namelist_ref

A new test case has been build with a toy for the atmosphere and is now a test case to be added in the list of available test cases, see below

== Reference manual and web pages updates

''Not done yet''
== Preview 

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== Tests

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== Review

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