Drift of Jnr from Snr

  • Jnr will drift from the state imposed by Snr
  • Calculations of drift stats are coded into hybrid code
  • We can measure this drift, e.g.

    Average θvd difference = Σ |θvdSnr - θvdJnr|
    (Number of grid points)

Bringing Jnr towards Snr

For UKESM, we have to start Snr and Jnr from different UM dumps.

When coupling u, v and θvd the average difference in θvd looks like the following