Model domain, grid, and time¶

This section describes PISM’s computational domain and grid and the way to control it.

  • Computational box
  • Spatial grid
    • Setting grid resolution
    • Grid registration
    • Coordinate Reference Systems
      • NetCDF metadata describing a CRS
        • Grid mapping variable
        • Attribute proj_params of a grid mapping variable
        • Global attribute proj
    • Using a grid definition file
      • A better way to define a modeling domain
    • Parallel domain distribution
    • Configuration parameters controlling grid choices
  • Model time
    • Calendars
    • Re-starting an interrupted run using -time_file
    • Diagnostic computations

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    • Simplified geometry experiments
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    • Example: A regional model of the Jakobshavn outlet glacier in Greenland
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