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+!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+&namldf_eke !   GEOMETRIC param. (total EKE equation)                           (nn_aei_ijk_t = 32)
+!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   rn_ekedis      =  100.      ! dissipation time scale of EKE [days] (orca2 reference value)
+      nn_eke_dis  =    0       ! dissipation option
+      !                             !   =  0  constant in space
+      !                             !   =-20  read in geom_diss_2D.nc file
+   rn_geom        =  0.06      ! geometric parameterization master coefficient (>0 & <1) (orca2 reference value)
+   rn_eke_init    =  1.e-1     ! initial total EKE value
+   rn_eke_min     =  1.e+0     ! background value of total EKE
+   rn_ross_min    =  4.e+3     ! tapering of aeiv based on min Rossby radius [m]
+   !                           !   set to zero to not taper it
+   rn_eke_lap     =   500.     ! Laplacian diffusion coefficient of EKE
+   !                           !   this is in all options below, so set it to zero and nothing is done
+   rn_aeiv_min    =  1.e+1     ! minimum bound of eiv coefficient
+   rn_aeiv_max    =  1.5e+4    ! maximum bound of eiv coefficient
+   rn_SFmin       =  1.0       ! minimum bound of Structure Function
+   rn_SFmax       =  1.0       ! maximum bound of Structure Function
+   nn_eke_opt     =  1         ! options for terms to include in EKE budget
+   !                                !   =  0  PE->EKE conversion, dissipation only
+   !                                !   =  1  as 0 but with advection
+   !                                !   =  2  as 1 but with additional KE->EKE conversion
+   !                                !   for testing purposes:
+   !                                !   = 88  only advection by depth-averaged flow
+   !                                !   = 99  only Laplacian diffusion
+   ln_adv_wav     =  .false.  ! include advection at long Rossby speed
+   ln_beta_plane  =  .false.  ! beta plane option for computing long Rossby speed (default: sphere option)
+/
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+!-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+&namobs_dta    !  observation and model comparison - external data      (see: namobs)
+!-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   cn_groupname           = ''             ! Name of obs group (output file will be cn_groupname//'fb_????.nc')
+   ln_enabled             = .true.         ! Logical switch for group being processed not ignored
+   ln_prof                = .false.        ! Logical switch for profile data
+   ln_surf                = .false.        ! Logical switch for surface data
+   cn_obsfiles            = ''             ! Observation file names
+   cn_obstypes            = ''             ! Observation types to read from files
+   ln_nea                 = .false.        ! Logical switch for rejecting observations near land
+   ln_bound_reject        = .false.        ! Logical switch for rejecting obs near the boundary
+   ln_ignmis              = .true.         ! Logical switch for ignoring missing files
+   nn_2dint               = 0              ! Type of horizontal interpolation method
+                                           ! Relevant if ln_prof = .true.:
+   nn_1dint               = 0              !    Type of vertical interpolation method
+   nn_profdavtypes        = -1             !    Profile data types representing a daily average
+   ln_all_at_all          = .false.        !    Logical switch for computing all model variables at all obs points
+                                           ! Relevant if ln_surf = .true.:
+   ln_fp_indegs           = .true.         !    Logical: T=> averaging footprint is in degrees, F=> in metres
+   rn_avglamscl           = 0.             !    E/W diameter of observation footprint (metres/degrees)
+   rn_avgphiscl           = 0.             !    N/S diameter of observation footprint (metres/degrees)
+   ln_night               = .false.        !    Logical switch for calculating night-time average for obs
+   ln_time_mean_bkg       = .false.        !    Logical switch for applying time mean of background (e.g. to remove tidal signal)
+   rn_time_mean_period    = 24.8333        !    Meaning period in hours if ln_time_mean_bkg (default is AMM tidal period)
+   ln_obsbias             = .false.        !    Logical switch for bias correction
+   cn_obsbiasfiles        = ''             !    Bias input file names
+   cn_type_to_biascorrect = ''             !    Observation type to bias correct
+   cn_obsbiasfile_varname = ''             !    Bias variable name in input file
+                                           ! Relevant if 'SLA' in cn_obstypes:
+   ln_altbias             = .false.        !    Logical switch for altimeter bias correction
+   cn_altbiasfile         = ''             !    Altimeter bias input file name
+   nn_msshc               = 0              !    MSSH correction scheme
+   rn_mdtcorr             = 1.61           !    MDT correction
+   rn_mdtcutoff           = 65.0           !    MDT cutoff for computed correction
+                                           ! Relevant if 'POTM', 'PSAL', 'SST', or 'SSS' in cn_obstypes:
+   ln_output_clim         = .false.        !    Logical switch to output climatological temperature/salinity (if ln_tradmp)
+                                           ! Relevant if 'FBD' in cn_obstypes:
+   rn_radar_snow_penetr   = 1.0            !    Snow depth penetration factor for radar ice freeboard conversion
+/