CMS:CardList:Flow

List of Cards used in CMS and Dataset Units

Card List

General

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
CMS_VERSION	<file>_grid.h5	Version of CMS Card File
GRID_FILE	<file>_grid.h5	CMS-Flow XMDF Grid File
PARAMS_FILE	<file>_mp.h5	CMS-Flow Model Parameters File

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
General Parameters
USE_ADVECTION_TERMS	ON | OFF
USE_MIXING_TERMS	ON | OFF
USE_WALL_FRICTION_TERMS	ON | OFF
DRYING_DEPTH	#	a real number - units in meters
SIMULATION_LABEL	'xxx'	string of characters
2D_MODE	ON | OFF
NUM_THREADS	#	an integer number

Geospatial

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
Grid Geometry
GRID_FILE	<file>_grid.h5	CMS-Flow XMDF Grid File
BATHYMETRY_DATASET	%GRID_FILE% <path to 'Depth' dataset>
GRID_ANGLE	float units	Units optional. Default units are degrees.
GRID_ORIGIN_X	float units	Grid origin in x-direction. Units optional. Default units are degrees.
GRID_ORIGIN_Y	float units	Grid origin in y-direction. Units optional. Default units are degrees.
CELL_LATITUDES	%PARAMS_FILE% <path to 'Lats' dataset>
GRID_CELL_TYPES	<path to 'CellTypes' dataset>
GRID_MODIFICATION_NUMBER	integeger	an integer number used by the CMS to keep track of changes to the grid

Timing

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
Timing
HYDRO_TIMESTEP	#	a real number - units in seconds
STARTING_JDATE	#####	a 5-digit integer number representing YY and MMM
STARTING_JDATE_HOUR	#	an integer number representing the starting hour.
DURATION_RUN	#	a real number - units in hours
DURATION_RAMP	#	a real number - units in hours

Friction

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
Bottom Friction
MANNINGS_N_DATASET	%GRID_FILE% <path to dataset>
MANNINGS_N_CONSTANT	#	a real number
ROUGHNESS_DATASET	%GRID_FILE% <path to dataset>
ROUGHNESS_CONSTANT	#	a real number
BOTTOM_FRICTION_DATASET	%GRID_FILE% <path to dataset>
BED_SLOPE_FRICTION_FACTOR	ON | OFF
WAVE-CURRENT_MEAN_STRESS	W09 | DATA2 |DATA13 | HT91 | F84

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
Transport
CALC_SALINITY	ON | OFF
CALC_SEDIMENT_TRANSPORT	ON | OFF
WATER_DENSITY	#	a real number - units in kg/m^3
WATER_TEMPERATURE	#	a real number - units in degrees celcius

Wind/Atmospheric Pressure

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
Wind
ANEMOMETER_HEIGHT	#	a real number - units in meters above mean water level
WIND_INPUT_CURVE	%PARAMS_FILE% <path to dataset>

Output

Observation Cells

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
Observation Cells
TIME_SERIES_INCREMENT	#	an integer number - units in seconds
FLOW_RATE_INCREMENT	#	an integer number - units in seconds
Q_TRANS_RATE_INCREMENT	#	an integer number - units in seconds

Output Times List

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
Output Times List
TIME_SERIES_i	# (###)	i - is replaced by integer from 0 to 4 -- THIS CARD HAS BEEN REPLACED IN SMS 11
		# is integer - number of total times in list
		### is a series of real numbers which denote discrete output times
		each TIME_SERIES_# can be applied to different solution datasets
TIME_LIST_i	# (bb ee ii)	i - is replaced by integer from 0 to 4 -- THIS CARD IS NEW IN SMS 11
		# is integer - number of bb,ee,ii series
		bb is a real number denoting the beginning time of new range in list
		ee is a real number denoting the ending time of the new range in list
		ii is a real number denoting the new interval in the list
WSE_OUT_TIMES_LIST	#	an integer number
VEL_OUT_TIMES_LIST	#	an integer number
MORPH_OUT_TIMES_LIST	#	an integer number
TRANS_OUT_TIMES_LIST	#	an integer number
WAVES_OUT_TIMES_LIST	#	an integer number
EDDY_VISCOSITY_OUT_TIMES_LIST	#	an integer number
VISC_OUT_TIMES_LIST	#	an integer number
BED_SHEAR_STRESS_OUT_TIMES_LIST	#	an integer number

Boundary Conditions

Boundary Cellstrings

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
Cellstrings
TIDAL_CELLSTRING	%PARAMS_FILE% <path to cellstring>
QDRIVER_CELLSTRING	%PARAMS_FILE% <path to cellstring>
HDRIVER_CELLSTRING	%PARAMS_FILE% <path to cellstring>
MHDRIVER_CELLSTRING	%PARAMS_FILE% <path to cellstring>
CROSS-SHORE_CELLSTRING	%PARAMS_FILE% <path to cellstring>

Tidal Constituents

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
Tidal Constituents
TIDAL_CONSTITUENTS_BEGIN		denotes beginning of a list of constituents, one per line
TIDAL_CONSTITUENT_xx	# #	tidal constituent - xx replaced with component name - such as M2
		first number is a real number denoting amplitude - units in meters
		second number is a real number denoting phase - units in degrees
		CARD can be repeated up to 37 times without duplication of component name.
TIDAL_CONSTITUENTS_END		denotes end of the constituent list

Sediment Transport

General Sediment Transport

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
General Sediment Transport
CALC_SEDIMENT_TRANSPORT	ON | OFF

Hard Bottom

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
User-defined cell-specific datasets
HARDBOTTOM_DATASET	%GRID_FILE% <path to dataset>

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
Output
GLOBAL_VELOCITY_OUTPUT	<file>_sol.h5 <path to dataset>
GLOBAL_WATER_LEVEL_OUTPUT	<file>_sol.h5 <path to dataset>
GLOBAL_MORPHOLOGY_OUTPUT	<file>_sol.h5 <path to dataset>
GLOBAL_TRANS_RATE_OUTPUT	<file>_sol.h5 <path to dataset>
GLBL_CONCENTRATION_OUTPUT	<path to dataset>
GLBL_CONC_CAPAC_OUTPUT	<path to dataset>

Coupling Between Flow and Waves (Steering)

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
Steering
CMS-WAVE_SIM_FILE	<file>.sim
STEERING_INTERVAL	#	a real number - units in hours

Numerical Methods

Cardname	Value(s)	Information
Implicit Solution Scheme
MATRIX_SOLVER	GMRES | BICGSTAB | GAUSS-SEIDEL |GAUSS-SEIDEL-SOR
ADVECTION_SCHEME	NONE | HYBRID | EXPONENTIAL | HLPA

Dataset Units

This list is up to date as of February 2016 and is applicable to CMS versions 4.1 and above.

Dataset	Default Units written to output file
Water Surface Elevation	$m$
Current Magnitude	$m/s$
Current Velocity	$m/s$
Eddy Viscosity	$m^{2}/s$
Sediment Concentration	$kg/m^{3}$
Sediment Capacity	$kg/m^{3}$
Total Sediment Transport	$kg/m/s$
Fraction Suspended	$--$
Morphology Depth	$m$
Morphology Change	$m$
Salinity	$ppt$
Wave Height	$m$
Wave Height <Vector>	$m$
Wave Period	$s$
Wave Dissipation	$m^{2}/s^{2}$
Wave Breaking Index	$--$
Wave Radiation Stress	$N/m^{2}$
Wind Velocity	$m/s$
Wind Magnitude	$m/s$
Wind Stress	$N/m^{2}$
Wind Stress Magnitude	$N/m^{2}$
Grain Sizes (D50, D90, etc)	$mm$

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