1)  first_initfile='/initfile_dir/init_JZ0_79010112.nc',
 2)  met_dir='/met_data_dir/yymm',
 3)  met_prefix='ecmwf',
 4)  met_freq=6,
 5)  theta_dir='/theta_data_dir/yymm',
 6)  theta_prefix='isen_ECT'
 7)  use_3d=.true.,
 8)  levdotname='ZETA_DOT_clr',
 9)  !corrfile='$INPUTDIR_MESSY/clams/clams/corr_00_clr_79_16.nc'
10)  !lperpetuum=.TRUE.

11)  initfile='/initfile_dir/init_JZ0_16123012.nc',
12)  rres=1.5,
13)  rres_shuffle=4.0,
14)  username='N.Thomas',
15)  timestep_clamsout=6,       
16)  nparams=5,
17)  paramnames(1)='TEMP',
     paramnames(2)='PRESS',
     paramnames(3)='THETA',
     paramnames(4)='EQLAT',
     paramnames(5)='PV',
18)  ldiagout=.true.,
19)  !buffersize=1048576,

20)  !init_h2o_emac=.true.
21)  !clams_gridding=.TRUE.
22)  !clams_grid_verbose=.TRUE.

1. very first initial positions file (optional)
   • If first_initfile is not specified or first_initfile="", first_initfile is set to initfile
2. directory with meteorological data
3. prefix for meteorological files
4. frequency of meteorological files in hours
5. directory with meteorological files on theta levels
6. prefix of meteorological files on theta levels
7. use THETA-DOT Information of meteorolog. files or set theta-dot to zero
   • (default: use_3d=.TRUE.)
8. short name of variable containing THETA-DOT information
9. optional: filename of correction file (for dzeta/dt)
10. switch for perpetuum runs (reset of BA (mean age) at the beginning of new year)