<p><b>ringler@lanl.gov</b> 2013-04-01 20:42:14 -0600 (Mon, 01 Apr 2013)</p><p>fixed a typo. added description of advection.<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 22:16:47 UTC (rev 2694)
+++ trunk/mpas/src/core_ocean/Registry.xml        2013-04-02 02:42:14 UTC (rev 2695)
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
                 /&gt;
                 &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;&quot;any positive real
+                            possible_values=&quot;any positive real&quot;
                 /&gt;
                 &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;
@@ -361,25 +361,25 @@
                 /&gt;
         &lt;/nml_record&gt;
         &lt;nml_record name=&quot;advection&quot;&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_vert_tracer_adv&quot; type=&quot;character&quot; default_value=&quot;'stencil'&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_vert_tracer_adv&quot; type=&quot;character&quot; default_value=&quot;'stencil'&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Method for interpolating tracer values from layer centers to layer edges&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;'spline' and 'stencil'&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_vert_tracer_adv_order&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;3&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_vert_tracer_adv_order&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;3&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Order of polynomial used for tracer reconstruction at layer edges&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;2, 3 and 4&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_horiz_tracer_adv_order&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;3&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_horiz_tracer_adv_order&quot; type=&quot;integer&quot; default_value=&quot;3&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Order of polynomial used for tracer reconstruction at cell edges&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;2, 3 and 4&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_coef_3rd_order&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;0.25&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_coef_3rd_order&quot; type=&quot;real&quot; default_value=&quot;0.25&quot; units=&quot;non-dimensional&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Reconstruction of 3rd-order reconstruction to blend with 4th-order reconstuction&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any real between 0 and 1&quot;
                 /&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_monotonic&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_monotonic&quot; type=&quot;logical&quot; default_value=&quot;.true.&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;If .true. then fluxes are limited to produce a monotonic advection scheme&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;.true. and .false.&quot;
                 /&gt;
         &lt;/nml_record&gt;
         &lt;nml_record name=&quot;bottom_drag&quot;&gt;
@@ -399,19 +399,19 @@
                 /&gt;
         &lt;/nml_record&gt;
         &lt;nml_record name=&quot;eos&quot;&gt;
-                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_eos_type&quot; type=&quot;character&quot; default_value=&quot;'jm'&quot; units=&quot;&quot;
-                            description=&quot;&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;&quot;
+                &lt;nml_option name=&quot;config_eos_type&quot; type=&quot;character&quot; default_value=&quot;'jm'&quot; units=&quot;unitless&quot;
+                            description=&quot;Character string to choose EOS formulation&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;Jackett McDougall EOS = 'jm' and Linear EOS = 'linear'&quot;
                 /&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;kg m^{-3} C^{-1}&quot;
                             description=&quot;Linear thermal expansion coefficient&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;any real, but typically positive&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any positive real&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;kg m^{-3} PSU^{-1}&quot;
                             description=&quot;Linear haline contraction coefficient&quot;
-                            possible_values=&quot;any real, but typically positive&quot;
+                            possible_values=&quot;any positive real&quot;
                 /&gt;
                 &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;

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