Hot Start Files (fort.67 or fort.68)

One of these files is used to hot start the model. Hot start output is written to fort.67 and fort.68 on an alternating basis so that if the computer crashes in the process of writing one of these files, the other will be unaffected and can be used to hot start the model. Normally, the most current (in time) of the fort.67 or fort.68 files is used to hot start the model. On certain computers, the write buffer may not be emptied on a crash and other output files (e.g., time series output files fort.63, fort.64) may not be caught up to the time when the latest hot start file was written. In this case it would be necessary to restart the model using the earlier of the hot start files. Which (if either) hot start file is read in is determined by the parameter IHOT in the Model Parameter and Periodic Boundary Condition File.

It is often convenient to change parameter values in the Model Parameter and Periodic Boundary Condition File during the course of an ADCIRC run. (For example the duration of the run may be extended, nonlinear terms may be turned on or off, the value of the horizontal viscosity may be changed, etc.) A convenient way to accomplish this is via the hot start feature. The only parameters that can not be changed at the time of a hot start
are the model time step, DTDP, and parameters having to do with time series or harmonic output. One exception to this limitation is the ending time of a time series output file which may be changed (e.g., if the length of the run is increased). However, changing the ending time of an output time series has one undesirable consequence since the number of output data sets contained in the file (i.e., how many different times output data will be written during the model run) is written at the beginning of the file. After a hot start, it is not possible to change this value in the time series output file and therefore it may not match the actual number of output data sets in the file. In this case it would be necessary to edit this number by hand in any affected time series output file before using the file in analysis or display software.

Writing hot start output files is controlled by the parameters NHSTAR and NHSINC in the Model Parameter and Periodic Boundary Condition File.

Hot start files are written in binary with record length of 8 bytes. Data contained in these files are shown via their variable names. Blanks are not included in the file and are shown below only to enhance readability. Loops indicate multiple data values. Conditional data are indicated by an if clause following the variable name. Definitions of each variable name are provided via hot links.

IM

TIME

IT

for k=1,NP

ETA1(k)

ETA2(k)

UU2(k)

VV2(k)

CH1(k) – this line included only if IM = 10

NODECODE(k)

end k loop

for k=1, NE

NOFF(k)

end k loop

EP

IESTP

NSCOUE

IVSTP

NSCOUV

ICSTP

NSCOUC

IPSTP

IWSTP

NSCOUM

IGEP

NSCOUGE

IGVP

NSCOUGV

IGCP

NSCOUGC

IGPP

IGWP

NSCOUGW

These lines are included only if IM = 1, 2, 11, 21, or 31

IDEN

N3DSD

I3DSDRec

N3DSV

I3DSVRec

N3DST

I3DSTRec

N3DGD

I3DGDRec

N3DGV

I3DGVRec

N3DGT

I3DGTRec

For k = 1 to NP

DUU(k)

DUV(k)

DVV(k)

UU(k)

VV(k)

BSX(k)

BSY(k)

end k loop

for k = 1 to NP

for
j = 1 to NFEN

REAL(Q(k,j))

AIMAG(Q(k,j))

WZ(k,j)

q20(k,j)

l(k,j)

This
line is included only if IDEN = 1

SIGT(k,j)

This
line is included only if IDEN = 2

SAL(k,j)

This
line is included only if IDEN = 3

TEMP(k,j)

These
lines are included only if IDEN = 4

SAL(k,j)

TEMP(k,j)

end
j loop

end
k loop

The remainder of the lines in this file provide information required by the harmonic analysis routines and are included only if IHARIND = 1

ICHA

NZ

NF

MM

NP

NSTAE

NSTAV

NHASE

NHASV

NHAGE

NHAGV

ICALL

NFREQ

for k = 1 to NFREQ + NF

FNAM8(1)

FNAM8(2)

HAFREQ(k)

HAFF(k)

HAFACE(k)

end k loop

TIMEUD

ITUD

for k = 1 to MM

for j = 1 to MM

HA(k,j)

end j loop

end k loop

These lines included only if NOUTE = 1

for k = 1 to NSTAE

for j = 1 to MM

STAELV(j,k)

end j loop

end k loop

These lines included only if NOUTV = 1

for k = 1 to NSTAV

for j = 1 to MM

STAULV(j,k)

STAVLV(j,k)

end j loop

end k loop

These lines included only if NOUTGE = 1

for k = 1 to NP

for j = 1 to MM

GLOELV(j,k)

end j loop

end k loop

These lines included only if NOUTGV = 1

for k = 1 to NP

for j = 1 to MM

GLOULV(j,k)

GLOVLV(j,k)

end j loop

end k loop

These lines included only if FMV > 0

NTSTEPS

for k = 1 to NP

ELAV(k)

ELVA(k)

end k loop

for k = 1 to NP

XVELAV(k)

YVELAV(k)

XVELVA(k)

YVELVA(k)

end k loop