IC path: /project/amp02/dcmip2025/CAM_6_4_082_21052025/src/dynamics/tests/initial_conditions/ic_horiz_mount_flows.F90
Path to vertical grid container directory: /project/dcmip/grios/
Grids:
/home/cwomack/grids/template_L38_391m_wide.nc
/home/cwomack/grids/template_L38_1659m_wide.nc
/home/cwomack/grids/template_L38_6346m_wide.nc
Path to experiment output: /project/dcmip/cwomack/
List of Experiments:
vortex_se_ne30_ctrl.cam.h0i.0001-01-01-00000.nc
vortex_se_ne30_4xh.cam.h0i.0001-01-01-00000.nc
vortex_se_ne30_04xh.cam.h0i.0001-01-01-00000.nc
vortex_se_ne30_4x_6050m.cam.h0i.0001-01-01-00000.nc
vortex_se_ne30_ctrl_1416m.cam.h0i.0001-01-01-00000.nc
How to change the vertical grid
Find the grid of your choosing at grid directory, {GRID_DIR} = /project/dcmip/grios/
Copy the path to the netCDF file in {GRID_DIR}. This will be your {GRID_PATH}.
Go to your case directory, {CASE_DIR}
vim into user_nl_cam
Change the path assigned to NCDATA to {GRID_PATH}
Make sure you re-build
Parameter study
Mountain heights (h0)
375 m (experiment, short mountain - 3D)
1500 m (control)
6000 m (experiment, tall mountain - pseudo 2D)
Vertical layer analytic expression
focus on 1500 m concentration
focus on 6000 m concentration
Visualizations
Vertical grid in pressure and height coordinates
Cross-section of mountain (x-z section)
Cross-section of mountain in all three cases at a consistent time step (or video); looking for the presence of vertical vortices (hopefully we see these in the low mountain case)
This should visualize the 3D transition
Top-down of the mountain in all three cases at a consistent time step (or video); looking for the presence of vortex streets (should see these in both the control and high mountain case)
Interested to see the differences between the "infinite mountain" case vs the control