<p><b>ringler@lanl.gov</b> 2013-04-01 16:16:47 -0600 (Mon, 01 Apr 2013)</p><p>documenting linear EOS<br>
fixing Leith<br>
</p><hr noshade><pre><font color="gray">Modified: trunk/mpas/src/core_ocean/Registry.xml
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--- trunk/mpas/src/core_ocean/Registry.xml        2013-04-01 22:02:39 UTC (rev 2693)
+++ trunk/mpas/src/core_ocean/Registry.xml        2013-04-01 22:16:47 UTC (rev 2694)
@@ -221,21 +221,21 @@
                 /&gt;
         &lt;/nml_record&gt;
         &lt;nml_record name=&quot;hmix_Leith&quot;&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_use_Leith_del2&quot; type=&quot;logical&quot; default_value=&quot;.false.&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_use_Leith_del2&quot; type=&quot;logical&quot; default_value=&quot;.false.&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
                             description=&quot;If true, the Leith enstrophy-cascade closure is turned on&quot;
                             possible_values=&quot;.true. or .false.&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_Leith_parameter&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;1.0&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_Leith_parameter&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;1.0&quot; units=&quot;non-dimensional&quot;
                             description=&quot;Non-dimensional Leith closure parameter&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;non-dimensional&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any positive real&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_Leith_dx&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;15000.0&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_Leith_dx&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;15000.0&quot; units=&quot;m&quot;
                             description=&quot;Characteristic length scale, usually the smallest dx in the mesh&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;m&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;any positive real
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_Leith_visc2_max&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;2.5e3&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_Leith_visc2_max&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;2.5e3&quot; units=&quot;m^2 s^{-1}&quot;
                             description=&quot;Upper bound on the allowable value of Leith-computed viscosity&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;m^2 s^{-1}&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any positive real&quot;
                 /&gt;
         &lt;/nml_record&gt;
         &lt;nml_record name=&quot;standard_GM&quot;&gt;
@@ -405,25 +405,25 @@
                 /&gt;
         &lt;/nml_record&gt;
         &lt;nml_record name=&quot;eos_linear&quot;&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_eos_linear_alpha&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;2.55e-1&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_eos_linear_alpha&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;2.55e-1&quot; units=&quot;kg m^{-3} C^{-1}&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Linear thermal expansion coefficient&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any real, but typically positive&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_eos_linear_beta&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;7.64e-1&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_eos_linear_beta&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;7.64e-1&quot; units=&quot;kg m^{-3} PSU^{-1}&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Linear haline contraction coefficient&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any real, but typically positive&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_eos_linear_Tref&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;19.0&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_eos_linear_Tref&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;19.0&quot; units=&quot;C&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Reference temperature&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any real&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_eos_linear_Sref&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;35.0&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_eos_linear_Sref&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;35.0&quot; units=&quot;PSU&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Reference salinity&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any real&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_eos_linear_rhoref&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;1025.022&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_eos_linear_rhoref&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;1025.022&quot; units=&quot;kg m^{-3}&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Reference density, i.e. density when T=Tref and S=Sref&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any positive real&quot;
                 /&gt;
         &lt;/nml_record&gt;
         &lt;nml_record name=&quot;split_explicit_ts&quot;&gt;

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