difference between the lateral conditions、climatology and ?

[xinpianyu72]

What’s the difference between these files, like intitial files , the lateral conditions, climatology files and other input forcing NETCDF files in ROMS?

[kate]

The differences are in the use by ROMS and the shapes of the respective fields. Initial files contain initial conditions, needed for the full ROMS grid (2-D or 3-D depending). Boundary conditions are only needed on the lateral boundaries where there are open boundaries. Forcing files are 2-D fields applied at the surface, for the most part. Can you be more specific with your questions? What are you trying to model?