Variables

H

Hz

Vertical level thicknesses, $\,H_{z}\,(\xi ,\eta ,s)$. The thicknesses are time-dependent and computed in routine set_depths.

dimension = Hz(LBi:UBi,LBj:UBj,N)

pointer = GRID(ng)%Hz

tangent = tl_Hz

adjoint = ad_Hz

units = meter

grid = ρ-points

U

u

Total momentum component in the ξ-direction, $\,u(\xi ,\eta ,s,t)$.

dimension = u(LBi:UBi,LBj:UBj,N,2)

pointer = OCEAN(ng)%u

tangent = tl_u

adjoint = ad_u

units = meter second^-1

grid = u-points

ubar

Vertically-integrated momentum component in the ξ-direction, ${\bar {u}}(\xi ,\eta ,t)$.

dimension = ubar(LBi:UBi,LBj:UBj,3)

pointer = OCEAN(ng)%ubar

tangent = tl_ubar

adjoint = ad_ubar

units = meter second^-1

grid = u-points

V

v

3D momentum component in the η-direction, $\,v(\xi ,\eta ,s,t)$.

dimension = v(LBi:UBi,LBj:UBj,N,2)

pointer = OCEAN(ng)%v

tangent = tl_u

adjoint = ad_u

units = meter second^-1

grid = v-points

vbar

Vertically-integrated momentum component in the η-direction, ${\bar {v}}(\xi ,\eta ,t)$.

dimension = vbar(LBi:UBi,LBj:UBj,3)

pointer = OCEAN(ng)%vbar

tangent = tl_vbar

adjoint = ad_vbar

units = meter second^-1

grid = v-points

W

W

Terrain-following, vertical velocity component, $\,\Omega (\xi ,\eta ,s,t)\,Hz/mn$.

dimension = W(LBi:UBi,LBj:UBj,0:N)

pointer = OCEAN(ng)%W

tangent = tl_W

adjoint = ad_W

units = meter³ second^-1

grid = w-points

Z

zeta

Free-surface, $\,\zeta (\xi ,\eta ,t)$.

dimension = zeta(LBi:UBi,LBj:UBj,3)

pointer = OCEAN(ng)%zeta

tangent = tl_zeta

adjoint = ad_zeta

units = meter

grid = ρ-points