Changeset 3451 for trunk/LMDZ.VENUS/deftank

Timestamp:

Oct 7, 2024, 3:37:34 PM (3 months ago)

Author:

emillour

Message:

Venus PCM:
Add "Age of Air" scheme from Maureen Cohen.
Activated with flag "ok_aoa=y" and requires that there is also
an "aoa" tracer in traceur.def
MC

Location:

trunk/LMDZ.VENUS/deftank

Files:

• field_def_physics.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• physiq.def (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/LMDZ.VENUS/deftank/field_def_physics.xml

@@ -281 +281 @@
                    long_name="Kinetic Energy net flux" 
                    unit="W/m2" />
+           <!---- TRACERS ---->
+            <field id="age"
+                   long_name="Age of air" 
+                   unit="s" />
+            <field id="aoa"
+                   long_name="Age of air tracer" 
+                   unit="kg/kg" />
+           <!---- CHEMISTRY TRACERS ---->
             <field id="co2"
                    long_name="CO2" 

trunk/LMDZ.VENUS/deftank/physiq.def

@@ -41 +41 @@
 # Reinitialization of tracer abundances 
 reinit_trac=n
+#
+# Parameters for Age of air
+##~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+# Compute age of air (requires that there is an "aoa" tracer; default: n)
+ok_aoa=n
+# Reinitialize age of air tracer (default: y)
+reinit_aoa=n
+# Emission altitude (in model layers) of aoa tracer emission (default: 1)
+lev_aoa=1
 #
 # parameters for chemistry and microphysics