Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of ticket/1658/General

Timestamp:

2016-06-07T10:35:29+02:00 (8 years ago)

Author:

frrh

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ticket/1658/General

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+== Catering for MEDUSA coupling via OASIS3-MCT ==
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+'''Background'''
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+We need to cater for MEDUSA coupling at NEMO vn3.6 via the existing NEMO OASIS3-MCT interface and the Met Office UM code. 
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+This work is initially primarily for the purposes of the UKESM project, however ultimately it is considered that the MEDUSA coupling interface would become a generally available option to any configuration which chooses to employ it. 
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+'''Developmemt'''
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+The MEDUSA code itself is held in a development branch, created and maintained at NOC named, at time of writing, [log:branches/NERC/dev_r5518_NOC_MEDUSA_Stable dev_r5518_NOC_MEDUSA_Stable]
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+This code potentially provides output fields to a coupler and receives input fields from a coupler to allow it to couple with an atmosphere model featuring dust and vegetation schemes. 
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+Currently the specific coupling fields are expected to be:
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+* Output:
+   * CO2 Flux (MEDUSA field f_co2flux2d)
+   * DMS  (MEDUSA field dms_surf2d)
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+* Input:
+   * CO2 partial pressure (MEDUSA field f_pco2a. This is expected to come from the atmosphere and in the case of the UM specifically from the "TRIFFID" scheme)
+   * Dust (MEDUSA field dust.  This is expected to come from the atmosphere and in the case of the UM specifically from some special code which is as yet undeveloped!)
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