dstart

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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

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