Model:Symphonie

Symphonie

Also known as	S model
Model type	Modular
Model part of larger framework
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One-line model description	3D primitive equation ocean model
Extended model description	--

Keywords:	physical oceanography,

Name	Patrick Marsaleix
Type of contact	Model developer
Institute / Organization	Laboratoire d'Aérologie
Postal address 1	14 avenue Edouard Belin
Postal address 2
Town / City	Toulouse
Postal code	31400
State
Country	France
Email address	patrick.marsaleix@aero.obs-mip.fr
Phone	+33 5 61 33 27 77
Fax	+33 5 61 33 27 90

Supported platforms	Linux
Other platform
Programming language	Fortran77, Fortran90
Other program language
Code optimized
Multiple processors implemented
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Nr of shared processors
Start year development	1993
Does model development still take place?	Yes
If above answer is no, provide end year model development
Code development status
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Model availability	As code
Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through web repository
Source web address	http://sirocco.omp.obs-mip.fr/ocean_models
Source csdms web address
Program license type	Other
Program license type other	--
Memory requirements	A few Gb
Typical run time	A few days for annual runs

Describe input parameters	wind, air temperature, humidity, pressure, solar and infrared radiation. Oceanic fields from OGCM for initial and boundary conditions
Input format	Binary
Other input format
Describe output parameters	temperature, salinity, current 3D fields. Air/sea fluxes
Output format	Binary
Other output format	NetCDF
Pre-processing software needed?	No
Describe pre-processing software
Post-processing software needed?	No
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Visualization software needed?	Yes
If above answer is yes
Other visualization software	software developed by the group. Can also be processed by the ROMS tools via Matlab

Describe processes represented by the model	Free surface, generalized s coordinate model. Classical representation of oceanic processes (tides, wind circulation, density driven circulation ...). Coupling with sediment transport and biogeochemistry
Describe key physical parameters and equations	Primitive equations.Non hydrostatic version available. Sediment transport : cohesive (Partheniades) and non cohesive (Smith and Mac Lean). Biogeochemistry : cycle of C,N,P,Si
Describe length scale and resolution constraints	--
Describe time scale and resolution constraints	CFL criterium
Describe any numerical limitations and issues	--

Describe available calibration data sets	[[Describe available calibration data::Validation was done using several fields experiment (see publications on http://poc.obs-mip.fr/pages/research_topics/modelling/symphonie/symphonie.htm#publi)]]
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Describe available test data sets	For example : Test of the non-hydrostatic version with water tank experiments.
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Describe ideal data for testing

Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?	we have collaborations with people from the field and modellers which use our model

Is there a manual available?	Yes
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Comments	http://poc.obs-mip.fr/pages/research_topics/modelling/symphonie/symphonie.htm NOTICE: REGISTRATION IS NEEDED TO RECEIVE THE SOURCE CODE: http://sirocco.omp.obs-mip.fr/outils/Symphonie/Sources/SymphonieSource.htm

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OpenMI compliant	No but possible
BMI compliant	No but possible
WMT component	Not yet"Not yet" is not in the list (Yes, In progress, No but possible, No not possible) of allowed values for the "Code CMT compliant or not" property.
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