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Unphysical SST field one hour after trivial initial state #552

@MHBalsmeier

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@MHBalsmeier

I am trying around with a limited-area setup of MOM6 coupled to SIS2 in different regions.
In the North Sea, I observed small, sharply bounded areas of lower SST.
I simplified the configuration to an absolute minimum and chose a rather trivial setup:

  • No initial velocities.
  • Potential temperature and salinity are homogeneous.
  • No tides.
  • Bathymetry: 40 m for all wet points.
  • Wind forcing: constant eastward velocity of 0.1 m/s (no wind velocity at all leads to a crash, so that is not possible).

After only one hour, the areas with lowered SST occur:

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In a more complete setup, these patches are very strong after a few hours of simulation time, I think they are unphysical.
Everything that is needed to reproduce the issue is attached in the zip file.

low_sst_upload.zip

I would appreciate some guidance on what could cause this.

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