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28.3.3 symmetry

This implements a symmetric boundary condition across the equator. Specifically, the second last row of velocity points must be defined on the equator ( $\phi^U_{jmt-1} = 0.0$). Note that the equator is at the northern end of the domain. The condition applies when j in the memory window corresponds to jrow=jmt-1 and is given by


 
ti,k,j+1,n = ti,k,j,n  
ui,k,j+1,1 = ui,k,j,1  
ui,k,j+1,2 = -ui,k,j,2  
psii,jrow+1 = -psii,jrow  
kmti,jrow+1 = kmti,jrow (28.30)



RC Pacanowski and SM Griffies, GFDL, Jan 2000