source: palm/trunk/SOURCE/user_check_parameters.f90 @ 236

 SUBROUTINE user_check_parameters

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! $Id: user_check_parameters.f90 226 2009-02-02 07:39:34Z letzel $
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! 217 2008-12-09 18:00:48Z letzel
! Initial version
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! Description:
! ------------
! Check &userpar control parameters and deduce further quantities.
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    USE control_parameters
    USE user

    IMPLICIT NONE

!
!-- In case of non-flat topography, check whether the convention how to 
!-- define the topography grid has been set correctly, or whether the default
!-- is applicable. If this is not possible, abort.
    IF ( TRIM( topography ) /= 'flat' )  THEN
       IF ( TRIM( topography_grid_convention ) == ' ' )  THEN
          IF ( TRIM( topography ) /= 'single_building' .AND.  &
               TRIM( topography ) /= 'read_from_file' )  THEN
!--          The default value is not applicable here, because it is only valid
!--          for the two standard cases 'single_building' and 'read_from_file'
!--          defined in init_grid.
             message_string = 'The value for "topography_grid_convention" '//  &
                  'is not set. Its default value is & only valid for '//  &
                  '"topography" = ''single_building'' or ''read_from_file''.'//&
                  ' & Choose ''cell_edge'' or ''cell_center''.'
             CALL message( 'user_check_parameters', 'UI0001', 1, 2, 0, 6, 0 )
          ELSE
!--          The default value is applicable here.
!--          Set convention according to topography.
             IF ( TRIM( topography ) == 'single_building' )  THEN
                topography_grid_convention = 'cell_edge'
             ELSEIF ( TRIM( topography ) == 'read_from_file' )  THEN
                topography_grid_convention = 'cell_center'
             ENDIF
          ENDIF
       ELSEIF ( TRIM( topography_grid_convention ) /= 'cell_edge' .AND.  &
                TRIM( topography_grid_convention ) /= 'cell_center' )  THEN
          message_string = 'The value for "topography_grid_convention" is '// &
               'not recognized. & Choose ''cell_edge'' or ''cell_center''.'
          CALL message( 'user_check_parameters', 'UI0002', 1, 2, 0, 6, 0 )
       ENDIF
    ENDIF

!
!-- Here the user may add code to check the validity of further &userpar 
!-- control parameters or deduce further quantities.


 END SUBROUTINE user_check_parameters