BC interior cell outflow datablock error

Question

We have a problem with running the model and we think it’s to do with the new keyword ‘interior’ that has been added. We have specified one ‘interior’ outflow cell (using integer values for i,j,k) in the BC file. The pre runs with no errors. However when we try to run the full model, there is an error in the datablock file: ‘Outflow bc set specified in datablock file not a valid flow bc. Ref: 401’. We can’t see an error with the way we have defined the outflow (401) in the datablock, which is:

‘  <Outflow>

    <filename>outflow.nc</filename>

    <BC>401</BC>

    <Time>

      <interval>2880</interval>

    </Time>

  </Outflow>’

Is there something else we have to change for the interior outflow cell definition or can you see an obvious mistake in our datablock specification? This the first time we have defined the outflow coming from one cell and not a profile (as the interior BC settings require). The model runs smoothly if we delete the outflow from the datablock file.

Answer 1

This was an issue with the new interior source/sink bc type not being seen as a flow bc.  I've fixed it in the latest release so you should be able to output these as an Outflow file in your datablock now.