dstart

dstart

dstart

Time stamp assigned to model initialization. Usually a Calendar linear coordinate, like modified Julian Day.

option =

units = days

routine = mod_scalars.F

keyword = DSTART

input = roms.in

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Example:

It is called truncated or modified Julian day because an offset of 2440000 needs to be added.

Julian Day = 1 for Nov 25, 0:0:0 4713 BCE
modified Julian Day = 1 for May 24, 0:0:0 1968 CE GMT