PALM Model Documentation

Model description

PALM: Numerics

• Governing equations
• Subgrid-scale models
• Boundary conditions
• Pressure solver
• Parallelization
• Advection schemes
• Time-stepping methods

PALM: Embedded models

• 1D-model
• Lagrangian particle model
• Cloud physics
• Canopy model

PALM: Other features

• PALM Ocean version
• Atmosphere-ocean coupling

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User manual

Steering of interactive / batch runs?

• Job control with mrun?
• Example of a minimum configuration file?
• Initialization and restart runs
• Interactive mode and debugging?
• Optional software packages?

Model steering

• Parameters
  • Initialization
  • Runtime
  • Particles
  • Spectra
  • dvr graphics
  • Alphabetical list of all parameters
• User Interface
  • Interfaces
  • Parameters for user interface
  • Definition of user-defined parameters?
  • User-defined domains
  • User-defined output quantities
  • Compiling and linking
• Input/Output files

Steering examples for special setups

• Minimum set for simulating the CBL
• Topography?
• Turbulent inflow
• Ocean runs
• Coupled atmosphere-ocean runs

Data handling/visualization

• netCDF data output
  • Generation of a PALM netCDF file?
  • Example of a PALM netCDF data set
  • Masked data output
• Postprocessing with NCL
  • List of parameters for PALM NCL scripts
• Postprocessing with IDL
• Visualization with dvr
• Visualization with VAPOR
• Creating animations with img2video
• Creating stereo images with img2stereo
• Postprocessing with AVS?

Error messages

• PALM standard code (PA****)
• User interface (UI****)
• NetCDF (NC****)

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PALM code development

• History of changes
• Rules for developers
• Code development with eclipse
• Known bugs
• OpenACC tests

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Machine related informations

• IBM-Regatta (KISTI)
• SGI-Altix (HLRN)