Added yaml configration file

Author: evanmason

eddy_tracker_configuration.yaml

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+VERBOSE: No
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+# Two diagnostics, based on SLA (e.g., Chelton et al, 2011)
+# or the Q-parameter (e.g., Kurian et al, 2011) are available
+DIAGNOSTIC_TYPE: 'SLA'
+#DIAGNOSTIC_TYPE: 'Q' # not yet implemented
+
+# Specify the AVISO domain
+DOMAIN:
+  THE_DOMAIN: 'Global'
+  #THE_DOMAIN = 'BlackSea'
+  #THE_DOMAIN = 'MedSea' # not yet implemented
+  LONMIN: -38.
+  LONMAX: -25.
+  LATMIN: 30.
+  LATMAX: 38.
+  DATE_STR: 20020101
+  DATE_END: 20020630
+
+# Specify the AVISO product
+AVISO:
+  AVISO_DT14: Yes # Use new AVISO DT14 data (e.g., Capet et al, 2014)
+#   AVISO_FILES: 'dt_global_twosat_msla_h_XXXXXXXX_20140106.nc'
+  AVISO_FILES: 'dt_global_twosat_msla_h_????????_20140106.nc'
+  AVISO_DT14_SUBSAMP: No # subsample the dqily AVISO DT14
+  DAYS_BTWN_RECORDS: 3  # sampling rate (days)
+
+PATHS:
+  # Path to AVISO data
+  DATA_DIR: '/data/PVA/Externe/global/delayed-time/grids/msla/two-sat-merged/h/2002/'
+  # Path and filename of Chelton et al (1998) Rossby radius data
+  # Obtain file from:
+  # http://www-po.coas.oregonstate.edu/research/po/research/rossby_radius/
+  RW_PATH: '/homelocal/emason/rossrad.dat'
+
+  # Path for saving of outputs
+  SAVE_DIR: '/homelocal/emason/outputs/'
+
+  
+# Reference Julian day (Julian date at Jan 1, 1992)
+JDAY_REFERENCE: 2448623.
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+
+
+# Define contouring parameters
+CONTOUR_PARAMETER:
+  # Set Q contour spacing 
+  CONTOUR_PARAMETER_Q:
+    MAX_Q: 5*10**-11
+    NUM_LEVS: 100
+  # Set SLA contour spacing (cm)
+  CONTOUR_PARAMETER_SLA:
+    MAX_SLA: 100.
+    INTERVAL: 0.25
+
+# Shape error (see Kurian et al 2011)
+SHAPE_ERROR: 55. # % (Mason et al 2014 use 55%)
+    
+# Filtering
+SMOOTHING: Yes
+SMOOTHING_SLA:
+  TYPE: 'Gaussian'
+  ZWL: 20. # degrees, zonal wavelength (see Chelton etal 2011)
+  MWL: 10. # degrees, meridional wavelength
+
+SMOOTHING_Q:
+  TYPE: 'Hanning'
+  SMOOTH_FAC: 5 # number of passes
+
+# Min and max permitted eddy radii [degrees] and amplitudes (cm)
+RADMIN: 0.35 # CSS11 recommend ~50 km minimum
+RADMAX: 4.461
+AMPMIN: 1.
+AMPMAX: 150.
+
+TRACK_DURATION_MIN: 28 # days
+  
+SEPARATION_METHOD: 'ellipse'
+#SEPARATION_METHOD: 'sum_radii'
+
+# MPM14 use 1; CSS11 have no limit
+MAX_LOCAL_EXTREMA: 1
+
+
+# Typical parameters
+DIST0: 25000. # m separation distance after ~7 days (see CSS11 fig 22)
+RAD0: 60000. # m
+AMP0: 2. # cm
+TEMP0: 15.
+SALT0: 35.
+
+
+# Parameters used by Chelton etal and Kurian etal (Sec. 3.2) to ensure 
+# the slow evolution of the eddies over time;
+# they use min and max values of 0.25 and 2.5
+EVOLVE_AMP_MIN: 0.0005 # min change in amplitude
+EVOLVE_AMP_MAX: 500 # max change in amplitude
+EVOLVE_AREA_MIN: 0.0005 # min change in area
+EVOLVE_AREA_MAX: 500 # max change in area
+
+
+# Make figures for animations
+SAVE_FIGURES: Yes
+
+
+# Define track_extra_variables to track and save:
+# - effective contour points
+# - speed-based contour points
+# - shape test values
+# - profiles of swirl velocity from effective contour inwards
+# Useful for working with ARGO data    
+TRACK_EXTRA_VARIABLES: No
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