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39.9.13 Output

The output for the vertical-meridional streamfunction may be written as ascii to the model printout or as 32 bit IEEE unformatted data to file overturn.yyyyyy.mm.dd.dta. If option netcdf or meridional_overturning_netcdf is enabled, the vertical-meridional streamfunction is written in NetCDF format to file overturn.yyyyyy.mm.dd.dta.nc rather than in unformatted IEEE. The ``yyyyyy.mm.dd'' is a place holder for year, month, and day and this naming convention is explained further in Section 38.2. If the sub-option meridional_overturning_potential is also enabled, the sigma-meridional streamfunctions are written to files overturn.sigAmsf.yyyyyy.mm.dd.dta.nc for $\sigma_0$ and  overturn.sigBmsf.yyyyyy.mm.dd.dta.nc for $\sigma_{2000}$. The interval between output for each of these streamfunctions is specified by the single variable vmsfint, and the control is specified by variable iovmsf.



RC Pacanowski and SM Griffies, GFDL, Jan 2000