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13  \section{exch2: Extended Cubed Sphere Exchange}  \subsection{exch2: Extended Cubed Sphere \mbox{Topology}}
14  \label{sec:exch2}  \label{sec:exch2}
15    
16    
17  \subsection{Introduction}  \subsubsection{Introduction}
18    
19  The exch2 package is an extension to the original cubed sphere exchanges  The \texttt{exch2} package extends the original cubed sphere topology
20  to allow more flexible domain decomposition and parallelization.  Cube faces  configuration to allow more flexible domain decomposition and
21  (subdomain) may be divided into whatever number of tiles that divide evenly  parallelization.  Cube faces (also called subdomains) may be divided
22  into the grid point dimensions of the subdomain.  Furthermore, the individual  into any number of tiles that divide evenly into the grid point
23  tiles may be run on different processors in any combination, (tone this down  dimensions of the subdomain.  Furthermore, the tiles can run on
24  a bit), and whether exchanges between particular tiles occur between different  separate processors individually or in groups, which provides for
25  processors is decided at runtime.  manual compile-time load balancing across a relatively arbitrary
26    number of processors.
27    
28    The exchange parameters are declared in
29    \filelink{pkg/exch2/W2\_EXCH2\_TOPOLOGY.h}{pkg-exch2-W2_EXCH2_TOPOLOGY.h}
30    and assigned in
31    \filelink{pkg/exch2/w2\_e2setup.F}{pkg-exch2-w2_e2setup.F}. The
32    validity of the cube topology depends on the \file{SIZE.h} file as
33  \subsection{Key Routines}  detailed below.  The default files provided in the release configure a
34    cubed sphere topology of six tiles, one per subdomain, each with
35    32$\times$32 grid points, with all tiles running on a single processor.  Both
36    files are generated by Matlab scripts in
37  \subsection{References}  \file{utils/exch2/matlab-topology-generator}; see Section
38    \ref{sec:topogen} \sectiontitle{Generating Topology Files for exch2}
39    for details on creating alternate topologies.  Pregenerated examples
40    of these files with alternate topologies are provided under
41    \file{utils/exch2/code-mods} along with the appropriate \file{SIZE.h}
42    file for single-processor execution.
43    
44    \subsubsection{Invoking exch2}
45    
46    To use exch2 with the cubed sphere, the following conditions must be
47    met:
48    
49    \begin{itemize}
50    \item The exch2 package is included when \file{genmake2} is run.  The
51      easiest way to do this is to add the line \code{exch2} to the
52      \file{packages.conf} file -- see Section \ref{sect:buildingCode}
53      \sectiontitle{Building the code} for general
54      details.
55    
56    \item An example of \file{W2\_EXCH2\_TOPOLOGY.h} and
57      \file{w2\_e2setup.F} must reside in a directory containing files
58      symbolically linked by the \file{genmake2} script.  The safest place
59      to put these is the directory indicated in the \code{-mods=DIR}
60      command line modifier (typically \file{../code}), or the build
61      directory.  The default versions of these files reside in
62      \file{pkg/exch2} and are linked automatically if no other versions
63      exist elsewhere in the build path, but they should be left untouched
64      to avoid breaking configurations other than the one you intend to
65      modify.
66    
67    \item Files containing grid parameters, named \file{tile00$n$.mitgrid}
68      where $n$=\code{(1:6)} (one per subdomain), must be in the working
69      directory when the MITgcm executable is run.  These files are
70      provided in the example experiments for cubed sphere configurations
71      with 32$\times$32 cube sides -- please contact MITgcm support if you
72      want to generate files for other configurations.
73    
74    \item As always when compiling MITgcm, the file \file{SIZE.h} must be
75      placed where \file{genmake2} will find it.  In particular for exch2,
76      the domain decomposition specified in \file{SIZE.h} must correspond
77      with the particular configuration's topology specified in
78      \file{W2\_EXCH2\_TOPOLOGY.h} and \file{w2\_e2setup.F}.  Domain
79      decomposition issues particular to exch2 are addressed in Section
80      \ref{sec:topogen} \sectiontitle{Generating Topology Files for exch2}
81      and \ref{sec:exch2mpi} \sectiontitle{exch2, SIZE.h, and
82        Multiprocessing}; a more general background on the subject
83      relevant to MITgcm is presented in Section
84      \ref{sect:specifying_a_decomposition}
85      \sectiontitle{Specifying a decomposition}.
86    \end{itemize}
87    
88    At the time of this writing the following examples use exch2 and may
89    be used for guidance:
90    
91    \begin{verbatim}
92    verification/adjust_nlfs.cs-32x32x1
93    verification/adjustment.cs-32x32x1
94    verification/aim.5l_cs
95    verification/global_ocean.cs32x15
96    verification/hs94.cs-32x32x5
97    \end{verbatim}
98    
99    
100    
101    
102    \subsubsection{Generating Topology Files for exch2}
103    \label{sec:topogen}
104    
105    Alternate cubed sphere topologies may be created using the Matlab
106    scripts in \file{utils/exch2/matlab-topology-generator}. Running the
107    m-file
108    \filelink{driver.m}{utils-exch2-matlab-topology-generator_driver.m}
109    from the Matlab prompt (there are no parameters to pass) generates
110    exch2 topology files \file{W2\_EXCH2\_TOPOLOGY.h} and
111    \file{w2\_e2setup.F} in the working directory and displays a figure of
112    the topology via Matlab -- figures \ref{fig:6tile}, \ref{fig:18tile},
113    and \ref{fig:48tile} are examples of the generated diagrams.  The other
114    m-files in the directory are
115    subroutines called from \file{driver.m} and should not be run ``bare'' except
116    for development purposes. \\
117    
118    The parameters that determine the dimensions and topology of the
119    generated configuration are \code{nr}, \code{nb}, \code{ng},
120    \code{tnx} and \code{tny}, and all are assigned early in the script. \\
121    
122    The first three determine the height and width of the subdomains and
123    hence the size of the overall domain.  Each one determines the number
124    of grid points, and therefore the resolution, along the subdomain
125    sides in a ``great circle'' around each the three spatial axes of the cube.  At the time
126    of this writing MITgcm requires these three parameters to be equal,
127    but they provide for future releases  to accomodate different
128    resolutions around the axes to allow subdomains with differing resolutions.\\
129    
130    The parameters \code{tnx} and \code{tny} determine the width and height of
131    the tiles into which the subdomains are decomposed, and must evenly
132    divide the integer assigned to \code{nr}, \code{nb} and \code{ng}.
133    The result is a rectangular tiling of the subdomain.  Figure
134    \ref{fig:48tile} shows one possible topology for a twenty-four-tile
135    cube, and figure \ref{fig:6tile} shows one for six tiles. \\
136    
137    \begin{figure}
138    \begin{center}
139     \resizebox{6in}{!}{
140    % \includegraphics{part6/s24t_16x16.ps}
141      \includegraphics{part6/adjust_cs.ps}
142     }
143    \end{center}
144    
145    \caption{Plot of a cubed sphere topology with a 32$\times$192 domain
146    divided into six 32$\times$32 subdomains, each of which is divided
147    into eight tiles of width \code{tnx=16} and height \code{tny=8} for a
148    total of forty-eight tiles. The colored borders of the subdomains
149    represent the parameters \code{nr} (red), \code{ng} (green), and
150    \code{nb} (blue).
151    This tiling is used in the example
152    verification/adjustment.cs-32x32x1/
153    with the option (blanklist.txt) to remove the land-only 4 tiles
154    (11,12,13,14) which are filled in red on the plot.
155    } \label{fig:48tile}
156    \end{figure}
157    
158    \begin{figure}
159    \begin{center}
160     \resizebox{6in}{!}{
161    % \includegraphics{part6/s12t_16x32.ps}
162      \includegraphics{part6/polarcap.ps}
163     }
164    \end{center}
165    \caption{Plot of a non-square cubed sphere topology with
166    6 subdomains of different size (nr=90,ng=360,nb=90),
167    divided into one to four tiles each
168     (\code{tnx=90, tny=90}), resulting in a total of 18 tiles.
169    } \label{fig:18tile}
170    \end{figure}
171    
172    \begin{figure}
173    \begin{center}
174     \resizebox{4in}{!}{
175    % \includegraphics{part6/s6t_32x32.ps}
176      \includegraphics{part6/s6t_32x32.ps}
177     }
178    \end{center}
179    \caption{Plot of a cubed sphere topology with a 32$\times$192 domain
180    divided into six 32$\times$32 subdomains with one tile each
181    (\code{tnx=32, tny=32}).  This is the default configuration.
182      }
183    \label{fig:6tile}
184    \end{figure}
185    
186    
187    Tiles can be selected from the topology to be omitted from being
188    allocated memory and processors.  This tuning is useful in ocean
189    modeling for omitting tiles that fall entirely on land.  The tiles
190    omitted are specified in the file
191    \filelink{blanklist.txt}{utils-exch2-matlab-topology-generator_blanklist.txt}
192    by their tile number in the topology, separated by a newline. \\
193    
194    
195    
196    
197    \subsubsection{exch2, SIZE.h, and Multiprocessing}
198    \label{sec:exch2mpi}
199    
200    Once the topology configuration files are created, the Fortran
201    \code{PARAMETER}s in \file{SIZE.h} must be configured to match.
202    Section \ref{sect:specifying_a_decomposition} \sectiontitle{Specifying
203      a decomposition} provides a general description of domain
204    decomposition within MITgcm and its relation to \file{SIZE.h}. The
205    current section specifies constraints that the exch2 package imposes
206    and describes how to enable parallel execution with MPI.
207    
208    As in the general case, the parameters \varlink{sNx}{sNx} and
209    \varlink{sNy}{sNy} define the size of the individual tiles, and so
210    must be assigned the same respective values as \code{tnx} and
211    \code{tny} in \file{driver.m}.
212    
213    The halo width parameters \varlink{OLx}{OLx} and \varlink{OLy}{OLy}
214    have no special bearing on exch2 and may be assigned as in the general
215    case. The same holds for \varlink{Nr}{Nr}, the number of vertical
216    levels in the model.
217    
218    The parameters \varlink{nSx}{nSx}, \varlink{nSy}{nSy},
219    \varlink{nPx}{nPx}, and \varlink{nPy}{nPy} relate to the number of
220    tiles and how they are distributed on processors.  When using exch2,
221    the tiles are stored in the $x$ dimension, and so
222    \code{\varlink{nSy}{nSy}=1} in all cases.  Since the tiles as
223    configured by exch2 cannot be split up accross processors without
224    regenerating the topology, \code{\varlink{nPy}{nPy}=1} as well.
225    
226    The number of tiles MITgcm allocates and how they are distributed
227    between processors depends on \varlink{nPx}{nPx} and
228    \varlink{nSx}{nSx}.  \varlink{nSx}{nSx} is the number of tiles per
229    processor and \varlink{nPx}{nPx} is the number of processors.  The
230    total number of tiles in the topology minus those listed in
231    \file{blanklist.txt} must equal \code{nSx*nPx}.  Note that in order to
232    obtain maximum usage from a given number of processors in some cases,
233    this restriction might entail sharing a processor with a tile that
234    would otherwise be excluded because it is topographically outside of
235    the domain and therefore in \file{blanklist.txt}.  For example,
236    suppose you have five processors and a domain decomposition of
237    thirty-six tiles that allows you to exclude seven tiles.  To evenly
238    distribute the remaining twenty-nine tiles among five processors, you
239    would have to run one ``dummy'' tile to make an even six tiles per
240    processor.  Such dummy tiles are \emph{not} listed in
241    \file{blanklist.txt}.
242    
243    The following is an example of \file{SIZE.h} for the six-tile
244    configuration illustrated in figure \ref{fig:6tile}
245    running on one processor:
246    
247    \begin{verbatim}
248          PARAMETER (
249         &           sNx =  32,
250         &           sNy =  32,
251         &           OLx =   2,
252         &           OLy =   2,
253         &           nSx =   6,
254         &           nSy =   1,
255         &           nPx =   1,
256         &           nPy =   1,
257         &           Nx  = sNx*nSx*nPx,
258         &           Ny  = sNy*nSy*nPy,
259         &           Nr  =   5)
260    \end{verbatim}
261    
262    The following is an example for the forty-eight-tile topology in
263    figure \ref{fig:48tile} running on six processors:
264    
265    \begin{verbatim}
266          PARAMETER (
267         &           sNx =  16,
268         &           sNy =   8,
269         &           OLx =   2,
270         &           OLy =   2,
271         &           nSx =   8,
272         &           nSy =   1,
273         &           nPx =   6,
274         &           nPy =   1,
275         &           Nx  = sNx*nSx*nPx,
276         &           Ny  = sNy*nSy*nPy,
277         &           Nr  =   5)
278    \end{verbatim}
279    
280    
281    \subsubsection{Key Variables}
282    
283    The descriptions of the variables are divided up into scalars,
284    one-dimensional arrays indexed to the tile number, and two and
285    three-dimensional arrays indexed to tile number and neighboring tile.
286    This division reflects the functionality of these variables: The
287    scalars are common to every part of the topology, the tile-indexed
288    arrays to individual tiles, and the arrays indexed by tile and
289    neighbor to relationships between tiles and their neighbors. \\
290    
291    Scalars:
292    
293    The number of tiles in a particular topology is set with the parameter
294    \code{NTILES}, and the maximum number of neighbors of any tiles by
295    \code{MAX\_NEIGHBOURS}.  These parameters are used for defining the
296    size of the various one and two dimensional arrays that store tile
297    parameters indexed to the tile number and are assigned in the files
298    generated by \file{driver.m}.\\
299    
300    The scalar parameters \varlink{exch2\_domain\_nxt}{exch2_domain_nxt}
301    and \varlink{exch2\_domain\_nyt}{exch2_domain_nyt} express the number
302    of tiles in the $x$ and $y$ global indices.  For example, the default
303    setup of six tiles (Fig. \ref{fig:6tile}) has
304    \code{exch2\_domain\_nxt=6} and \code{exch2\_domain\_nyt=1}.  A
305    topology of forty-eight tiles, eight per subdomain (as in figure
306    \ref{fig:48tile}), will have \code{exch2\_domain\_nxt=12} and
307    \code{exch2\_domain\_nyt=4}.  Note that these parameters express the
308    tile layout in order to allow global data files that are tile-layout-neutral.
309    They have no bearing on the internal storage of the arrays.  The tiles
310    are stored internally in a range from \code{\varlink{bi}{bi}=(1:NTILES)} in the
311    $x$ axis, and the $y$ axis variable \varlink{bj}{bj} is assumed to
312    equal \code{1} throughout the package. \\
313    
314    Arrays indexed to tile number:
315    
316    The following arrays are of length \code{NTILES} and are indexed to
317    the tile number, which is indicated in the diagrams with the notation
318    \textsf{t}$n$.  The indices are omitted in the descriptions. \\
319    
320    The arrays \varlink{exch2\_tnx}{exch2_tnx} and
321    \varlink{exch2\_tny}{exch2_tny} express the $x$ and $y$ dimensions of
322    each tile.  At present for each tile \texttt{exch2\_tnx=sNx} and
323    \texttt{exch2\_tny=sNy}, as assigned in \file{SIZE.h} and described in
324    Section \ref{sec:exch2mpi} \sectiontitle{exch2, SIZE.h, and
325    Multiprocessing}.  Future releases of MITgcm may allow varying tile
326    sizes. \\
327    
328    The arrays \varlink{exch2\_tbasex}{exch2_tbasex} and
329    \varlink{exch2\_tbasey}{exch2_tbasey} determine the tiles'
330    Cartesian origin within a subdomain  
331    and locate the edges of different tiles relative to each other.  As
332    an example, in the default six-tile topology (Fig. \ref{fig:6tile})
333    each index in these arrays is set to \code{0} since a tile occupies
334    its entire subdomain.  The twenty-four-tile case discussed above will
335    have values of \code{0} or \code{16}, depending on the quadrant of the
336    tile within the subdomain.  The elements of the arrays
337    \varlink{exch2\_txglobalo}{exch2_txglobalo} and
338    \varlink{exch2\_txglobalo}{exch2_txglobalo} are similar to
339    \varlink{exch2\_tbasex}{exch2_tbasex} and
340    \varlink{exch2\_tbasey}{exch2_tbasey}, but locate the tile edges within the
341    global address space, similar to that used by global output and input
342    files. \\
343    
344    The array \varlink{exch2\_myFace}{exch2_myFace} contains the number of
345    the subdomain of each tile, in a range \code{(1:6)} in the case of the
346    standard cube topology and indicated by \textbf{\textsf{f}}$n$ in
347    figures \ref{fig:6tile} and
348    \ref{fig:48tile}. \varlink{exch2\_nNeighbours}{exch2_nNeighbours}
349    contains a count of the neighboring tiles each tile has, and sets
350    the bounds for looping over neighboring tiles.
351    \varlink{exch2\_tProc}{exch2_tProc} holds the process rank of each
352    tile, and is used in interprocess communication.  \\
353    
354    
355    The arrays \varlink{exch2\_isWedge}{exch2_isWedge},
356    \varlink{exch2\_isEedge}{exch2_isEedge},
357    \varlink{exch2\_isSedge}{exch2_isSedge}, and
358    \varlink{exch2\_isNedge}{exch2_isNedge} are set to \code{1} if the
359    indexed tile lies on the edge of its subdomain, \code{0} if
360    not.  The values are used within the topology generator to determine
361    the orientation of neighboring tiles, and to indicate whether a tile
362    lies on the corner of a subdomain.  The latter case requires special
363    exchange and numerical handling for the singularities at the eight
364    corners of the cube. \\
365    
366    
367    Arrays Indexed to Tile Number and Neighbor:
368    
369    The following arrays have vectors of length \code{MAX\_NEIGHBOURS} and
370    \code{NTILES} and describe the orientations between the the tiles. \\
371    
372    The array \code{exch2\_neighbourId(a,T)} holds the tile number
373    \code{Tn} for each of the tile number \code{T}'s neighboring tiles
374    \code{a}.  The neighbor tiles are indexed
375    \code{(1:exch2\_nNeighbours(T))} in the order right to left on the
376    north then south edges, and then top to bottom on the east then west
377    edges.  \\
378    
379     The \code{exch2\_opposingSend\_record(a,T)} array holds the
380    index \code{b} of the element in \texttt{exch2\_neighbourId(b,Tn)}
381    that holds the tile number \code{T}, given
382    \code{Tn=exch2\_neighborId(a,T)}.  In other words,
383    \begin{verbatim}
384       exch2_neighbourId( exch2_opposingSend_record(a,T),
385                          exch2_neighbourId(a,T) ) = T
386    \end{verbatim}
387    This provides a back-reference from the neighbor tiles. \\
388    
389    The arrays \varlink{exch2\_pi}{exch2_pi} and
390    \varlink{exch2\_pj}{exch2_pj} specify the transformations of indices
391    in exchanges between the neighboring tiles.  These transformations are
392    necessary in exchanges between subdomains because a horizontal dimension
393    in one subdomain
394    may map to other horizonal dimension in an adjacent subdomain, and
395    may also have its indexing reversed. This swapping arises from the
396    ``folding'' of two-dimensional arrays into a three-dimensional
397    cube. \\
398    
399    The dimensions of \code{exch2\_pi(t,N,T)} and \code{exch2\_pj(t,N,T)}
400    are the neighbor ID \code{N} and the tile number \code{T} as explained
401    above, plus a vector of length \code{2} containing transformation
402    factors \code{t}.  The first element of the transformation vector
403    holds the factor to multiply the index in the same dimension, and the
404    second element holds the the same for the orthogonal dimension.  To
405    clarify, \code{exch2\_pi(1,N,T)} holds the mapping of the $x$ axis
406    index of tile \code{T} to the $x$ axis of tile \code{T}'s neighbor
407    \code{N}, and \code{exch2\_pi(2,N,T)} holds the mapping of \code{T}'s
408    $x$ index to the neighbor \code{N}'s $y$ index. \\
409    
410    One of the two elements of \code{exch2\_pi} or \code{exch2\_pj} for a
411    given tile \code{T} and neighbor \code{N} will be \code{0}, reflecting
412    the fact that the two axes are orthogonal.  The other element will be
413    \code{1} or \code{-1}, depending on whether the axes are indexed in
414    the same or opposite directions.  For example, the transform vector of
415    the arrays for all tile neighbors on the same subdomain will be
416    \code{(1,0)}, since all tiles on the same subdomain are oriented
417    identically.  An axis that corresponds to the orthogonal dimension
418    with the same index direction in a particular tile-neighbor
419    orientation will have \code{(0,1)}.  Those with the opposite index
420    direction will have \code{(0,-1)} in order to reverse the ordering. \\
421    
422    The arrays \varlink{exch2\_oi}{exch2_oi},
423    \varlink{exch2\_oj}{exch2_oj}, \varlink{exch2\_oi\_f}{exch2_oi_f}, and
424    \varlink{exch2\_oj\_f}{exch2_oj_f} are indexed to tile number and
425    neighbor and specify the relative offset within the subdomain of the
426    array index of a variable going from a neighboring tile \code{N} to a
427    local tile \code{T}.  Consider \code{T=1} in the six-tile topology
428    (Fig. \ref{fig:6tile}), where
429    
430    \begin{verbatim}
431           exch2_oi(1,1)=33
432           exch2_oi(2,1)=0
433           exch2_oi(3,1)=32
434           exch2_oi(4,1)=-32
435    \end{verbatim}
436    
437    The simplest case is \code{exch2\_oi(2,1)}, the southern neighbor,
438    which is \code{Tn=6}.  The axes of \code{T} and \code{Tn} have the
439    same orientation and their $x$ axes have the same origin, and so an
440    exchange between the two requires no changes to the $x$ index.  For
441    the western neighbor (\code{Tn=5}), \code{code\_oi(3,1)=32} since the
442    \code{x=0} vector on \code{T} corresponds to the \code{y=32} vector on
443    \code{Tn}.  The eastern edge of \code{T} shows the reverse case
444    (\code{exch2\_oi(4,1)=-32)}), where \code{x=32} on \code{T} exchanges
445    with \code{x=0} on \code{Tn=2}. \\
446    
447     The most interesting case, where \code{exch2\_oi(1,1)=33} and
448    \code{Tn=3}, involves a reversal of indices.  As in every case, the
449    offset \code{exch2\_oi} is added to the original $x$ index of \code{T}
450    multiplied by the transformation factor \code{exch2\_pi(t,N,T)}.  Here
451    \code{exch2\_pi(1,1,1)=0} since the $x$ axis of \code{T} is orthogonal
452    to the $x$ axis of \code{Tn}.  \code{exch2\_pi(2,1,1)=-1} since the
453    $x$ axis of \code{T} corresponds to the $y$ axis of \code{Tn}, but the
454    index is reversed.  The result is that the index of the northern edge
455    of \code{T}, which runs \code{(1:32)}, is transformed to
456    \code{(-1:-32)}. \code{exch2\_oi(1,1)} is then added to this range to
457    get back \code{(32:1)} -- the index of the $y$ axis of \code{Tn}
458    relative to \code{T}.  This transformation may seem overly convoluted
459    for the six-tile case, but it is necessary to provide a general
460    solution for various topologies. \\
461    
462    
463    
464    Finally, \varlink{exch2\_itlo\_c}{exch2_itlo_c},
465    \varlink{exch2\_ithi\_c}{exch2_ithi_c},
466    \varlink{exch2\_jtlo\_c}{exch2_jtlo_c} and
467    \varlink{exch2\_jthi\_c}{exch2_jthi_c} hold the location and index
468    bounds of the edge segment of the neighbor tile \code{N}'s subdomain
469    that gets exchanged with the local tile \code{T}.  To take the example
470    of tile \code{T=2} in the forty-eight-tile topology
471    (Fig. \ref{fig:48tile}): \\
472    
473    \begin{verbatim}
474           exch2_itlo_c(4,2)=17
475           exch2_ithi_c(4,2)=17
476           exch2_jtlo_c(4,2)=0
477           exch2_jthi_c(4,2)=33
478    \end{verbatim}
479    
480    Here \code{N=4}, indicating the western neighbor, which is
481    \code{Tn=1}.  \code{Tn} resides on the same subdomain as \code{T}, so
482    the tiles have the same orientation and the same $x$ and $y$ axes.
483    The $x$ axis is orthogonal to the western edge and the tile is 16
484    points wide, so \code{exch2\_itlo\_c} and \code{exch2\_ithi\_c}
485    indicate the column beyond \code{Tn}'s eastern edge, in that tile's
486    halo region. Since the border of the tiles extends through the entire
487    height of the subdomain, the $y$ axis bounds \code{exch2\_jtlo\_c} to
488    \code{exch2\_jthi\_c} cover the height of \code{(1:32)}, plus 1 in
489    either direction to cover part of the halo. \\
490    
491    For the north edge of the same tile \code{T=2} where \code{N=1} and
492    the neighbor tile is \code{Tn=5}:
493    
494    \begin{verbatim}
495           exch2_itlo_c(1,2)=0
496           exch2_ithi_c(1,2)=0
497           exch2_jtlo_c(1,2)=0
498           exch2_jthi_c(1,2)=17
499    \end{verbatim}
500    
501    \code{T}'s northern edge is parallel to the $x$ axis, but since
502    \code{Tn}'s $y$ axis corresponds to \code{T}'s $x$ axis, \code{T}'s
503    northern edge exchanges with \code{Tn}'s western edge.  The western
504    edge of the tiles corresponds to the lower bound of the $x$ axis, so
505    \code{exch2\_itlo\_c} and \code{exch2\_ithi\_c} are \code{0}, in the
506    western halo region of \code{Tn}. The range of
507    \code{exch2\_jtlo\_c} and \code{exch2\_jthi\_c} correspond to the
508    width of \code{T}'s northern edge, expanded by one into the halo. \\
509    
510    
511    \subsubsection{Key Routines}
512    
513    Most of the subroutines particular to exch2 handle the exchanges
514    themselves and are of the same format as those described in
515    \ref{sect:cube_sphere_communication} \sectiontitle{Cube sphere
516    communication}.  Like the original routines, they are written as
517    templates which the local Makefile converts from \code{RX} into
518    \code{RL} and \code{RS} forms. \\
519    
520    The interfaces with the core model subroutines are
521    \code{EXCH\_UV\_XY\_RX}, \code{EXCH\_UV\_XYZ\_RX} and
522    \code{EXCH\_XY\_RX}.  They override the standard exchange routines
523    when \code{genmake2} is run with \code{exch2} option.  They in turn
524    call the local exch2 subroutines \code{EXCH2\_UV\_XY\_RX} and
525    \code{EXCH2\_UV\_XYZ\_RX} for two and three-dimensional vector
526    quantities, and \code{EXCH2\_XY\_RX} and \code{EXCH2\_XYZ\_RX} for two
527    and three-dimensional scalar quantities.  These subroutines set the
528    dimensions of the area to be exchanged, call \code{EXCH2\_RX1\_CUBE}
529    for scalars and \code{EXCH2\_RX2\_CUBE} for vectors, and then handle
530    the singularities at the cube corners. \\
531    
532    The separate scalar and vector forms of \code{EXCH2\_RX1\_CUBE} and
533    \code{EXCH2\_RX2\_CUBE} reflect that the vector-handling subroutine
534    needs to pass both the $u$ and $v$ components of the physical vectors.
535    This swapping arises from the topological folding discussed above, where the
536    $x$ and $y$ axes get swapped in some cases, and is not an
537    issue with the scalar case. These subroutines call
538    \code{EXCH2\_SEND\_RX1} and \code{EXCH2\_SEND\_RX2}, which do most of
539    the work using the variables discussed above. \\
540    
541    \subsubsection{Experiments and tutorials that use exch2}
542    \label{sec:pkg:exch2:experiments}
543    
544    \begin{itemize}
545    \item{Held Suarez tutorial, in tutorial\_held\_suarez\_cs verification directory,
546    described in section \ref{sect:eg-hs} }
547    \end{itemize}

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