single column

description

The single column tests include any sea ice tests using only column physics.

mesh

The mesh is a single cell in the Arctic with coordinates 71.35N, 156.5W.

initial conditions

1m thick disc.

forcing

CORE atmospheric forcing.

cores

The test runs on a single core.

config options

None.

standard physics test

mesh

See single column.

initial conditions

See single column.

forcing

See single column.

cores

See single column.

config options

None.

timestep and run duration

The test runs with a one hour timestep for one year with year 2000 forcing.

visualization

The test produces the following timeseries plot.

exact restart test

mesh

See single column.

initial conditions

See single column.

forcing

See single column.

cores

See single column.

config options

None.

timestep and run duration

The test runs with a one hour timestep using 2000-01-01 forcing. A ‘full_run’ is run for one day with restarts written after 12 hours and 24 hours. A second ‘restart_run’ is run for 12 hours, starting from the 12 hour restart from the ‘full_run’. The contents of the two restart files written at the end of the pair of runs are then compared.