28.1.2 ideal_pycnocline

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This option prescribes a linear profile for salinity which increases with depth

s_k

(35 - s_ok)/1000

(28.2)

where

s_ok

$\displaystyle s_{1} \, (1 - 100 \, h \, z/z_{bot}),$

(28.3)

h=1/200, s₁ = 35.2, and z_bot is the depth of the ocean. More sophisticated profiles can easily be prescribed through modifying this option.

RC Pacanowski and SM Griffies, GFDL, Jan 2000