<p><b>mpetersen@lanl.gov</b> 2013-03-21 11:14:25 -0600 (Thu, 21 Mar 2013)</p><p>branch commit: add namelist and variables information.<br>
</p><hr noshade><pre><font color="gray">Modified: branches/xml_registry/src/core_ocean/Registry.xml
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--- branches/xml_registry/src/core_ocean/Registry.xml        2013-03-21 17:13:59 UTC (rev 2645)
+++ branches/xml_registry/src/core_ocean/Registry.xml        2013-03-21 17:14:25 UTC (rev 2646)
@@ -427,53 +427,53 @@
                 /&gt;
         &lt;/nml_record&gt;
         &lt;nml_record name=&quot;split_explicit_ts&quot;&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_n_ts_iter&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;2&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_n_ts_iter&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;2&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;number of large iterations over stages 1-3&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any positive integer, but typically 1, 2, or 3&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_n_bcl_iter_beg&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;1&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_n_bcl_iter_beg&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;1&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;number of iterations of stage 1 (baroclinic solve) on the first split-explicit iteration&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any positive integer, but typically 1, 2, or 3&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_n_bcl_iter_mid&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;2&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_n_bcl_iter_mid&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;2&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;number of iterations of stage 1 (baroclinic solve) on any split-explicit iterations between first and last&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any positive integer, but typically 1, 2, or 3&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_n_bcl_iter_end&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;2&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_n_bcl_iter_end&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;2&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;number of iterations of stage 1 (baroclinic solve) on the last split-explicit iteration&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any positive integer, but typically 1, 2, or 3&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_n_btr_subcycles&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;20&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_n_btr_subcycles&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;20&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;number of barotropic subcycles in stage 2&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any positive integer, typically between 10 and 100&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_n_btr_cor_iter&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;2&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_n_btr_cor_iter&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;2&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;number of iterations of the velocity corrector step in stage 2&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any positive integer, but typically 1, 2, or 3&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_u_correction&quot; type=&quot;logical&quot; default_value=&quot;.true.&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_u_correction&quot; type=&quot;logical&quot; default_value=&quot;.true.&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;If true, the velocity correction term is included in the horizontal advection of thickness and tracers&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;.true. or .false.&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_btr_subcycle_loop_factor&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;2&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_btr_subcycle_loop_factor&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;2&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Barotropic subcycles proceed from $t$ to $t+n\Delta t$, where $n$ is this configuration option.&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;Any positive integer, but typically 1 or 2&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_btr_gam1_uWt1&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;0.5&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_btr_gam1_uWt1&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;0.5&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Weighting of velocity in the SSH predictor step in stage 2.  When zero, previous subcycle time is used; when one, new subcycle time is used.&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;between 0 and 1&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_btr_gam2_SSHWt1&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;1.0&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_btr_gam2_SSHWt1&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;1.0&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Weighting of SSH in the velocity corrector step in stage 2.  When zero, previous subcycle time is used; when one, new subcycle time is used.&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;between 0 and 1&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_btr_gam3_uWt2&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;1.0&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_btr_gam3_uWt2&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;1.0&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Weighting of velocity in the SSH corrector step in stage 2.  When zero, previous subcycle time is used; when one, new subcycle time is used.&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;between 0 and 1&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_btr_solve_SSH2&quot; type=&quot;logical&quot; default_value=&quot;.false.&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_btr_solve_SSH2&quot; type=&quot;logical&quot; default_value=&quot;.false.&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;If true, execute the SSH corrector step in stage 2&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;.true. or .false.&quot;
                 /&gt;
         &lt;/nml_record&gt;
         &lt;nml_record name=&quot;debug&quot;&gt;
@@ -735,53 +735,53 @@
                 &lt;var name=&quot;gradVor_n&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nEdges Time&quot; units=&quot;s^{-1} m^{-1}&quot;
                      description=&quot;gradient of vorticity in the normal direction (from cell1 to cell2)&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;areaCellGlobal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;areaCellGlobal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m^2&quot;
+                     description=&quot;sum of the areaCell variable over the full domain, used to normalize global statistics&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;areaEdgeGlobal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;areaEdgeGlobal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m^2&quot;
+                     description=&quot;sum of the areaEdge variable over the full domain, used to normalize global statistics&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;areaTriangleGlobal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;areaTriangleGlobal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m^2&quot;
+                     description=&quot;sum of the areaTriangle variable over the full domain, used to normalize global statistics&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;volumeCellGlobal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;volumeCellGlobal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m^3&quot;
+                     description=&quot;sum of the volumeCell variable over the full domain, used to normalize global statistics&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;volumeEdgeGlobal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;volumeEdgeGlobal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m^3&quot;
+                     description=&quot;sum of the volumeEdge variable over the full domain, used to normalize global statistics&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;CFLNumberGlobal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;CFLNumberGlobal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                     description=&quot;maximum CFL number over the full domain&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;nAccumulate&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;nAccumulate&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                     description=&quot;number of timesteps in time-averaged variables&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_ssh&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_ssh&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m&quot;
+                     description=&quot;time-averaged sea surface height&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_sshVar&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_sshVar&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m&quot;
+                     description=&quot;variance of sea surface height&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_uReconstructZonal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_uReconstructZonal&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                     description=&quot;time-averaged velocity in the eastward direction&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_uReconstructMeridional&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_uReconstructMeridional&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                     description=&quot;time-averaged velocity in the northward direction&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_uReconstructZonalVar&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_uReconstructZonalVar&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                     description=&quot;variance of velocity in the eastward direction&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_uReconstructMeridionalVar&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_uReconstructMeridionalVar&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                     description=&quot;variance of velocity in the northward direction&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_u&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nEdges Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_u&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nEdges Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                     description=&quot;time-averaged velocity, normal to cell edge&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_uVar&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nEdges Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_uVar&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevels nEdges Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                     description=&quot;variance of velocity, normal to cell edge&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_vertVelocityTop&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevelsP1 nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                     description=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;var name=&quot;acc_vertVelocityTop&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; dimensions=&quot;nVertLevelsP1 nCells Time&quot; streams=&quot;o&quot; units=&quot;m s^{-1}&quot;
+                     description=&quot;time-averaged vertical velocity at top of cell&quot;
                 /&gt;
         &lt;/var_struct&gt;
         &lt;var_struct name=&quot;mesh&quot; time_levs=&quot;0&quot;&gt;

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