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168 CHAPITRE 4. ETUDES DE PROCESSUS OCÉANOGRAPHIQUES
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Exp. Resolution (ny,nz) Coord. type Z1 Z2 Z3 Rem.
G01 (350,200) z 16 64 120 reference
G02 (350,500) σ 98 278 124 reference
G03 (350,10) σ 3 4 2
G04 (16,10) σ 3 4 2
G05 (350,8) σ 1 4 2
G06 (350,7) σ 3 1 2
G07 (350,5) σ 1 1 2
G08 (350,4) σ 1 1 1
G09 (250,250) z 49 139 62 convect. adj.
Table 1. List of the 2.5D exps. The domaine spans 50km in the
y-direction. The number of levels in the vertical zones Z1, Z2 and
Z3 (as explained in the text) are given.
Exp. Resolution (nx,ny,nz) Coord. type Z1 Z2 Z3
G11 (500,350,12) σ 3 4 4
G12 (500,350,10) σ 1 4 4
G13 (500,350,14) σ 0 3 10
Table 2. List of the 3D exps. (see tab. 1 for details).