<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 @@
                />
        </nml_record>
        <nml_record name="hmix_Leith">
-                <nml_option name="config_use_Leith_del2" type="logical" default_value=".false." units=""
+                <nml_option name="config_use_Leith_del2" type="logical" default_value=".false." units="unitless"
                 description="If true, the Leith enstrophy-cascade closure is turned on"
                 possible_values=".true. or .false."
                />
-                <nml_option name="config_Leith_parameter" type="real" default_value="1.0" units=""
+                <nml_option name="config_Leith_parameter" type="real" default_value="1.0" units="non-dimensional"
                 description="Non-dimensional Leith closure parameter"
-                 possible_values="non-dimensional"
+                 possible_values="any positive real"
                />
-                <nml_option name="config_Leith_dx" type="real" default_value="15000.0" units=""
+                <nml_option name="config_Leith_dx" type="real" default_value="15000.0" units="m"
                 description="Characteristic length scale, usually the smallest dx in the mesh"
-                 possible_values="m"
+                 possible_values=""any positive real
                />
-                <nml_option name="config_Leith_visc2_max" type="real" default_value="2.5e3" units=""
+                <nml_option name="config_Leith_visc2_max" type="real" default_value="2.5e3" units="m^2 s^{-1}"
                 description="Upper bound on the allowable value of Leith-computed viscosity"
-                 possible_values="m^2 s^{-1}"
+                 possible_values="any positive real"
                />
        </nml_record>
        <nml_record name="standard_GM">
@@ -405,25 +405,25 @@
                />
        </nml_record>
        <nml_record name="eos_linear">
-                <nml_option name="config_eos_linear_alpha" type="real" default_value="2.55e-1" units=""
-                 description=""
-                 possible_values=""
+                <nml_option name="config_eos_linear_alpha" type="real" default_value="2.55e-1" units="kg m^{-3} C^{-1}"
+                 description="Linear thermal expansion coefficient"
+                 possible_values="any real, but typically positive"
                />
-                <nml_option name="config_eos_linear_beta" type="real" default_value="7.64e-1" units=""
-                 description=""
-                 possible_values=""
+                <nml_option name="config_eos_linear_beta" type="real" default_value="7.64e-1" units="kg m^{-3} PSU^{-1}"
+                 description="Linear haline contraction coefficient"
+                 possible_values="any real, but typically positive"
                />
-                <nml_option name="config_eos_linear_Tref" type="real" default_value="19.0" units=""
-                 description=""
-                 possible_values=""
+                <nml_option name="config_eos_linear_Tref" type="real" default_value="19.0" units="C"
+                 description="Reference temperature"
+                 possible_values="any real"
                />
-                <nml_option name="config_eos_linear_Sref" type="real" default_value="35.0" units=""
-                 description=""
-                 possible_values=""
+                <nml_option name="config_eos_linear_Sref" type="real" default_value="35.0" units="PSU"
+                 description="Reference salinity"
+                 possible_values="any real"
                />
-                <nml_option name="config_eos_linear_rhoref" type="real" default_value="1025.022" units=""
-                 description=""
-                 possible_values=""
+                <nml_option name="config_eos_linear_rhoref" type="real" default_value="1025.022" units="kg m^{-3}"
+                 description="Reference density, i.e. density when T=Tref and S=Sref"
+                 possible_values="any positive real"
                />
        </nml_record>
        <nml_record name="split_explicit_ts">
</font>
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