ERF.H

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#ifndef ERF_H_
#define ERF_H_
 
#include <string>
#include <limits>
#include <memory>
 
#ifdef _OPENMP
#include <omp.h>
#endif
 
#include <AMReX_AmrCore.H>
#include <AMReX_BCRec.H>
#include <AMReX_Print.H>
 
#include <AMReX_ParallelDescriptor.H>
#include <AMReX_ParmParse.H>
#include <AMReX_MultiFabUtil.H>
#include <AMReX_FillPatchUtil.H>
#include <AMReX_VisMF.H>
#include <AMReX_PhysBCFunct.H>
#include <AMReX_YAFluxRegister.H>
#include <AMReX_ErrorList.H>
#include <AMReX_EBFabFactory.H>
#include <AMReX_EBMultiFabUtil.H>
 
#include <ERF_EB.H>
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_FFT
#include <AMReX_FFT_Poisson.H>
#endif
 
#ifdef AMREX_MEM_PROFILING
#include <AMReX_MemProfiler.H>
#endif
 
#include "ERF_ProbCommon.H"
 
#include <ERF_IndexDefines.H>
#include <ERF_DataStruct.H>
#include <ERF_TurbPertStruct.H>
#include <ERF_InputSoundingData.H>
#include <ERF_InputSpongeData.H>
#include <ERF_ABLMost.H>
#include <ERF_Derive.H>
#include <ERF_ReadBndryPlanes.H>
#include <ERF_WriteBndryPlanes.H>
#include <ERF_MRI.H>
#include <ERF_PhysBCFunct.H>
#include <ERF_FillPatcher.H>
#include <ERF_SampleData.H>
#include <ERF_ForestDrag.H>
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_PARTICLES
#include "ERF_ParticleData.H"
#endif
 
#include "ERF_EulerianMicrophysics.H"
#include "ERF_LagrangianMicrophysics.H"
#include "ERF_LandSurface.H"
#ifdef ERF_USE_WINDFARM
#include "ERF_WindFarm.H"
#endif
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_RRTMGP
#include "ERF_Radiation.H"
#endif
 
#include <iostream>
 
#ifdef AMREX_LAZY
#include <AMReX_Lazy.H>
#endif
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_MULTIBLOCK
class MultiBlockContainer;
#endif
 
/**
 * Enum of possible initialization types
*/
AMREX_ENUM(InitType,
    None, Input_Sounding, Ideal, Real, Metgrid, Uniform
);
 
/**
 * Enum of possible interpolation types between coarse/fine
*/
AMREX_ENUM(StateInterpType,
    FullState, Perturbational
);
 
/**
 * Enum of possible plotfile types
*/
AMREX_ENUM(PlotFileType,
    None, Amrex, Netcdf
);
 
 
#if 0
/**
 * Enum of possible coarse/fine interpolation options
*/
namespace InterpType {
    enum {
        PCInterp = 0,
        NodeBilinear,
        CellConservativeLinear,
        CellBilinear,
        CellQuadratic,
        CellConservativeProtected,
        CellConservativeQuartic,
        FaceLinear,
        FaceConserativeLinear
    };
}
#endif
 
/**
 * Main class in ERF code, instantiated from main.cpp
*/
 
class ERF
    : public amrex::AmrCore
{
public:
 
    ////////////////
    // public member functions
 
    // constructor - reads in parameters from inputs file
    //             - sizes multilevel arrays and data structures
    ERF ();
    ~ERF () override;
 
    void ERF_shared ();
 
    // Declare a default move constructor so we ensure the destructor is
    // not called when we return an object of this class by value
    ERF (ERF&&)  noexcept = delete;
 
    // Declare a default move assignment operator
    ERF& operator=(ERF&& other)  noexcept = delete;
 
    // Delete the copy constructor
    ERF (const ERF& other) = delete;
    //
    // Delete the copy assignment operator
    ERF& operator=(const ERF& other) = delete;
 
    // Advance solution to final time
    void Evolve ();
 
    // Tag cells for refinement
    void ErrorEst (int lev, amrex::TagBoxArray& tags, amrex::Real time, int ngrow) override;
 
    // Initialize multilevel data
    void InitData ();
 
    // Initialize multilevel data before MultiBlock
    void InitData_pre ();
 
    // Initialize multilevel data after MultiBlock
    void InitData_post ();
 
    void WriteMyEBSurface ();
 
    // Compute the divergence -- whether EB, no-terrain, flat terrain or general terrain
    void compute_divergence (int lev, amrex::MultiFab& rhs, amrex::Array<amrex::MultiFab const*,AMREX_SPACEDIM> rho0_u_const,
                             amrex::Geometry const& geom_at_lev);
 
    // Project the velocities to be divergence-free -- this is only relevant if anelastic == 1
    void project_velocities (int lev, amrex::Real dt, amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab >& vars,
                             amrex::MultiFab& p);
 
    // Project the velocities to be divergence-free with a thin body
    void project_velocities_tb (int lev, amrex::Real dt, amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab >& vars,
                                amrex::MultiFab& p);
 
    // Calculate wall distance by solving a Poisson equation
    void poisson_wall_dist (int lev);
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_FFT
    void solve_with_fft (int lev, amrex::MultiFab& rhs, amrex::MultiFab& p,
                         amrex::Array<amrex::MultiFab,AMREX_SPACEDIM>& fluxes);
#endif
    void solve_with_EB_mlmg (int lev, amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab>& rhs, amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab>& p,
                             amrex::Vector<amrex::Array<amrex::MultiFab,AMREX_SPACEDIM>>& fluxes);
 
    void solve_with_gmres (int lev, amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab>& rhs, amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab>& p,
                           amrex::Vector<amrex::Array<amrex::MultiFab,AMREX_SPACEDIM>>& fluxes);
    void solve_with_mlmg (int lev, amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab>& rhs, amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab>& p,
                          amrex::Vector<amrex::Array<amrex::MultiFab,AMREX_SPACEDIM>>& fluxes);
 
    // Define the projection bc's based on the domain bc types
    amrex::Array<amrex::LinOpBCType,AMREX_SPACEDIM>
      get_projection_bc (amrex::Orientation::Side side) const noexcept;
    bool projection_has_dirichlet (amrex::Array<amrex::LinOpBCType,AMREX_SPACEDIM> bcs) const;
 
    // Init (NOT restart or regrid)
    void init_only (int lev, amrex::Real time);
 
    // Restart
    void restart ();
 
    // Is it time to write a plotfile or checkpoint?
    bool writeNow (const amrex::Real cur_time, const amrex::Real dt, const int nstep,
                   const int plot_int, const amrex::Real plot_per);
 
    // Called after every level 0 timestep
    void post_timestep (int nstep, amrex::Real time, amrex::Real dt_lev);
 
    // Diagnostics
    void sum_integrated_quantities (amrex::Real time);
    void write_1D_profiles (amrex::Real time);
    void write_1D_profiles_stag (amrex::Real time);
 
    amrex::Real cloud_fraction (amrex::Real time);
 
    // Fill the physical boundary conditions for cell-centered velocity (diagnostic only)
    void FillBdyCCVels (amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab>& mf_cc_vel);
 
    void sample_points (int lev, amrex::Real time, amrex::IntVect cell, amrex::MultiFab& mf);
    void sample_lines (int lev, amrex::Real time, amrex::IntVect cell, amrex::MultiFab& mf);
 
    void derive_diag_profiles (amrex::Real time,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_u   , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_v,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_w   , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_rho,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_th  , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_ksgs,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_Kmv , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_Khv,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_qv  , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_qc,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_qr  ,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_wqv , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_wqc,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_wqr ,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_qi  , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_qs,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_qg  ,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_uu  , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_uv,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_uw,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_vv  , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_vw,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_ww,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_uth , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_vth,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_wth, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_thth,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_ku, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_kv,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_kw,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_p,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_pu, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_pv,
                               amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_pw, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_wthv);
    void derive_diag_profiles_stag (amrex::Real time,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_u   , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_v,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_w   , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_rho,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_th  , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_ksgs,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_Kmv , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_Khv,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_qv  , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_qc,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_qr  ,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_wqv , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_wqc,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_wqr ,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_qi  , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_qs,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_qg  ,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_uu  , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_uv,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_uw,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_vv  , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_vw,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_ww,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_uth , amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_vth,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_wth, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_thth,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_ku, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_kv,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_kw,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_p,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_pu, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_pv,
                                    amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_pw, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_wthv);
 
    void derive_stress_profiles (amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_tau11, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_tau12,
                                 amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_tau13, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_tau22,
                                 amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_tau23, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_tau33,
                                 amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_hfx3,  amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_q1fx3,
                                 amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_q2fx3, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_diss);
    void derive_stress_profiles_stag (amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_tau11, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_tau12,
                                      amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_tau13, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_tau22,
                                      amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_tau23, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_tau33,
                                      amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_hfx3,  amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_q1fx3,
                                      amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_q2fx3, amrex::Gpu::HostVector<amrex::Real>& h_avg_diss);
 
    // Perform the volume-weighted sum
    amrex::Real
    volWgtSumMF (int lev, const amrex::MultiFab& mf, int comp,
                 const amrex::MultiFab& mapfac,
                 bool local, bool finemask);
 
    // Decide if it is time to take an action
    static bool is_it_time_for_action (int nstep, amrex::Real time, amrex::Real dt,
                                       int action_interval, amrex::Real action_per);
 
    // Make a new level using provided BoxArray and DistributionMapping and
    // fill with interpolated coarse level data.
    // overrides the pure virtual function in AmrCore
    void MakeNewLevelFromCoarse (int lev, amrex::Real time, const amrex::BoxArray& ba,
                                 const amrex::DistributionMapping& dm) override;
 
    // Remake an existing level using provided BoxArray and DistributionMapping and
    // fill with existing fine and coarse data.
    // overrides the pure virtual function in AmrCore
    void RemakeLevel (int lev, amrex::Real time, const amrex::BoxArray& ba,
                      const amrex::DistributionMapping& dm) override;
 
    // Delete level data
    // overrides the pure virtual function in AmrCore
    void ClearLevel (int lev) override;
 
    // Make a new level from scratch using provided BoxArray and DistributionMapping.
    // Only used during initialization.
    // overrides the pure virtual function in AmrCore
    void MakeNewLevelFromScratch (int lev, amrex::Real time, const amrex::BoxArray& ba,
                                  const amrex::DistributionMapping& dm) override;
 
    // compute dt from CFL considerations
    amrex::Real estTimeStep (int lev, long& dt_fast_ratio) const;
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_WW3_COUPLING
    //amrex::Print() <<  " About to call send_to_ww3 from ERF.H" << std::endl;
    void send_to_ww3(int lev);
    //amrex::Print() <<  " About to call read_waves from ERF.H" << std::endl;
    void read_waves(int lev);
    //void send_to_ww3 (int lev);
    //void read_waves (int lev);
 
    //void send_to_ww3 (int lev);
#endif
 
    // Interface for advancing the data at one level by one "slow" timestep
    void advance_dycore (int level,
                         amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab>& state_old,
                         amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab>& state_new,
                         amrex::MultiFab& xvel_old,  amrex::MultiFab& yvel_old,  amrex::MultiFab& zvel_old,
                         amrex::MultiFab& xvel_new,  amrex::MultiFab& yvel_new,  amrex::MultiFab& zvel_new,
                         amrex::MultiFab& source,    amrex::MultiFab& xmom_src,
                         amrex::MultiFab& ymom_src,  amrex::MultiFab& zmom_src,
                         amrex::Geometry fine_geom,
                         amrex::Real dt, amrex::Real time);
 
    void advance_microphysics (int lev,
                               amrex::MultiFab& cons_in,
                               const amrex::Real& dt_advance,
                               const int& iteration,
                               const amrex::Real& time);
 
    void advance_lsm (int lev,
                      amrex::MultiFab& /*cons_in*/,
                      const amrex::Real& dt_advance);
 
#if defined(ERF_USE_RRTMGP)
    void advance_radiation (int lev,
                            amrex::MultiFab& cons_in,
                            const amrex::Real& dt_advance);
#endif
 
    amrex::MultiFab& build_fine_mask (int lev);
 
    void MakeHorizontalAverages ();
    void MakeDiagnosticAverage (amrex::Vector<amrex::Real>& h_havg, amrex::MultiFab& S, int n);
    void derive_upwp (amrex::Vector<amrex::Real>& h_havg);
 
    // write plotfile to disk
    void WritePlotFile  (int which, PlotFileType plotfile_type, amrex::Vector<std::string> plot_var_names);
 
    void WriteMultiLevelPlotfileWithTerrain (const std::string &plotfilename,
                                             int nlevels,
                                             const amrex::Vector<const amrex::MultiFab*> &mf,
                                             const amrex::Vector<const amrex::MultiFab*> &mf_nd,
                                             const amrex::Vector<std::string> &varnames,
                                             const amrex::Vector<amrex::Geometry>& my_geom,
                                             amrex::Real time,
                                             const amrex::Vector<int> &level_steps,
                                             const amrex::Vector<amrex::IntVect>& my_ref_ratio,
                                             const std::string &versionName = "HyperCLaw-V1.1",
                                             const std::string &levelPrefix = "Level_",
                                             const std::string &mfPrefix = "Cell",
                                             const amrex::Vector<std::string>& extra_dirs = amrex::Vector<std::string>()) const;
 
 
    void WriteGenericPlotfileHeaderWithTerrain (std::ostream &HeaderFile,
                                                int nlevels,
                                                const amrex::Vector<amrex::BoxArray> &bArray,
                                                const amrex::Vector<std::string> &varnames,
                                                const amrex::Vector<amrex::Geometry>& my_geom,
                                                amrex::Real time,
                                                const amrex::Vector<int> &level_steps,
                                                const amrex::Vector<amrex::IntVect>& my_ref_ratio,
                                                const std::string &versionName,
                                                const std::string &levelPrefix,
                                                const std::string &mfPrefix) const;
 
    void erf_enforce_hse (int lev,
                          amrex::MultiFab& dens, amrex::MultiFab& pres, amrex::MultiFab& pi, amrex::MultiFab& th,
                          std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>& z_cc);
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_NETCDF
    //! Write a timestep to 1D vertical column output for coupling
    void writeToNCColumnFile (int lev,
                              const std::string& colfile_name, amrex::Real xloc, amrex::Real yloc,
                              amrex::Real time);
#endif //ERF_USE_NETCDF
 
    void init_from_input_sounding (int lev);
 
    void input_sponge (int lev);
 
    void init_from_hse (int lev);
 
    void init_thin_body (int lev, const amrex::BoxArray& ba, const amrex::DistributionMapping& dm);
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_MULTIBLOCK
    // constructor used when ERF is created by a multiblock driver
    // calls AmrCore constructor -> AmrMesh constructor
    ERF (const amrex::RealBox& rb, int max_level_in,
         const amrex::Vector<int>& n_cell_in, int coord,
         const amrex::Vector<amrex::IntVect>& ref_ratio,
         const amrex::Array<int,AMREX_SPACEDIM>& is_per,
         std::string prefix);
 
    // Advance a block specified number of time steps
    void Evolve_MB (int MBstep, int max_block_step);
 
    // get the current time values and dt
    amrex::Real get_t_old (int lev) { return t_old[lev]; }
    amrex::Real get_t_new (int lev) { return t_new[lev]; }
    amrex::Real get_dt    (int lev) { return dt[lev];    }
 
    // Set parmparse prefix for MultiBlock
    void SetParmParsePrefix (std::string name) { pp_prefix = name; }
 
    // Set 'this' from multiblock container
    void SetMultiBlockPointer (MultiBlockContainer *mbc) { m_mbc = mbc; }
 
    // Public data copy for MB
    std::vector<amrex::Box> domain_p;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> > vars_new;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> > vars_old;
 
    // Velocity time averaged field
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> vel_t_avg;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> t_avg_cnt;
#endif
 
    std::string pp_prefix {"erf"};
 
    void fill_from_bndryregs (const amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab*>& mfs,
                              amrex::Real time);
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_NETCDF
    void fill_from_realbdy (const amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab*>& mfs,
                            amrex::Real time,
                            bool cons_only,
                            int icomp_cons,
                            int ncomp_cons,
                            amrex::IntVect ngvect_cons,
                            amrex::IntVect ngvect_vels);
#endif
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_NETCDF
    void init_from_wrfinput (int lev);
    void init_from_metgrid (int lev);
#endif // ERF_USE_NETCDF
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_WINDFARM
    void init_windfarm(int lev);
    void advance_windfarm (const amrex::Geometry& a_geom,
                       const amrex::Real& dt_advance,
                       amrex::MultiFab& cons_in,
                       amrex::MultiFab& U_old, amrex::MultiFab& V_old, amrex::MultiFab& W_old,
                       amrex::MultiFab& mf_vars_windfarm,
                       const amrex::MultiFab& mf_Nturb,
                       const amrex::MultiFab& mf_SMark,
                       const amrex::Real& time);
#endif
 
    void MakeEBGeometry ();
    void make_eb_box ();
    void make_eb_regular ();
    void redistribute_term (int lev, int ncomp,
                            amrex::MultiFab& result,
                            amrex::MultiFab& result_tmp,
                            amrex::MultiFab const& state,
                            amrex::BCRec const* bc,
                            amrex::Real const dt);
    void redistribute_term (amrex::MFIter const& mfi, int lev, int ncomp,
                            amrex::MultiFab& result,
                            amrex::MultiFab& result_tmp,
                            amrex::MultiFab const& state,
                            amrex::BCRec const* bc,
                            amrex::Real const dt);
 
    // more flexible version of AverageDown() that lets you average down across multiple levels
    void AverageDownTo (int crse_lev, int scomp, int ncomp); // NOLINT
 
    // write checkpoint file to disk
    void WriteCheckpointFile () const;
 
    // read checkpoint file from disk
    void ReadCheckpointFile ();
 
    // read checkpoint file from disk -- called after instantiating m_most
    void ReadCheckpointFileMOST ();
 
    void init_zphys            (int lev, amrex::Real time);
    void remake_zphys          (int lev, amrex::Real time, std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>& temp_zphys_nd);
    void update_terrain_arrays (int lev);
 
private:
 
    ///////////////////////////
    // private member functions
    ///////////////////////////
 
    // read in some parameters from inputs file
    void ReadParameters ();
    void ParameterSanityChecks ();
 
    // set covered coarse cells/faces to be the average of overlying fine cells/faces
    void AverageDown ();
 
    void update_diffusive_arrays (int lev, const amrex::BoxArray& ba, const amrex::DistributionMapping& dm);
 
    void Construct_ERFFillPatchers (int lev);
 
    void Define_ERFFillPatchers (int lev);
 
    void init1DArrays ();
 
    void init_bcs ();
 
    void init_custom (int lev);
 
    void init_uniform (int lev);
 
    void init_stuff (int lev, const amrex::BoxArray& ba, const amrex::DistributionMapping& dm,
                     amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab>& lev_new, amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab>& lev_old,
                     amrex::MultiFab& tmp_base_state,
                     std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>& tmp_zphys_nd);
 
    // Initialize the Turbulent perturbation
    void turbPert_update (const int lev, const amrex::Real dt);
    void turbPert_amplitude (const int lev);
 
    // Initialize the integrator object
    void initialize_integrator (int lev, amrex::MultiFab& cons_mf, amrex::MultiFab& vel_mf);
 
    // Create the physbcs objects
    void make_physbcs (int lev);
 
    // Initialize the microphysics object
    void initializeMicrophysics (const int&);
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_WINDFARM
    // Initialize the windfarm object
    void initializeWindFarm (const int&);
#endif
 
    // Compute a vector of new MultiFabs by copying from valid region and filling ghost cells
    //
    // NOTE: FillPatch takes in an empty MF, and returns cell-centered + velocities (not momenta)
    //
    // This one works only at level = 0 (base state does not change)
    void FillPatch (int lev, amrex::Real time,
                    const amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab*>& mfs_vel,
                    bool cons_only=false);
 
    // This one works only at level > 0 (base state does change)
    void FillPatch (int lev, amrex::Real time,
                    const amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab*>& mfs_vel,
                    const amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab*>& mfs_mom,
                    const amrex::MultiFab& old_base_state,
                    const amrex::MultiFab& new_base_state,
                    bool fillset=true, bool cons_only=false);
 
    // Compute new multifabs by copying data from valid region and filling ghost cells.
    // Unlike FillPatch, FillIntermediatePatch will use the supplied multifabs instead of fine level data.
    // This is to support filling boundary cells at an intermediate time between old/new times
    // on the fine level when valid data at a specific time is already available (such as
    // at each RK stage when integrating between initial and final times at a given level).
    //
    // NOTE: FillIntermediatePatch takes in updated momenta, and returns both updated velocity and momenta
    //
    void FillIntermediatePatch (int lev, amrex::Real time,
                                const amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab*>& mfs_vel,
                                const amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab*>& mfs_mom,
                                int ng_cons, int ng_vel, bool cons_only, int icomp_cons, int ncomp_cons,
                                bool allow_most_bcs = true);
 
    // Fill all multifabs (and all components) in a vector of multifabs corresponding to the
    // grid variables defined in vars_old and vars_new just as FillCoarsePatch.
    void FillCoarsePatch (int lev, amrex::Real time);
 
    // advance a level by dt
    // includes a recursive call for finer levels
    void timeStep (int lev, amrex::Real time, int iteration);
 
    // advance a single level for a single time step
    void Advance (int lev, amrex::Real time, amrex::Real dt_lev, int iteration, int ncycle);
 
    //! Initialize HSE
    void initHSE ();
    void initHSE (int lev);
 
    //! Initialize Rayleigh damping profiles
    void initRayleigh ();
 
    //! Initialize sponge profiles
    void initSponge ();
 
    //! Set Rayleigh mean profiles from input sounding
    void setRayleighRefFromSounding (bool restarting);
 
    //! Set sponge mean profiles from input sounding
    void setSpongeRefFromSounding (bool restarting);
 
    // a wrapper for estTimeStep()
    void ComputeDt (int step = -1);
 
    // get plotfile name
    [[nodiscard]] std::string PlotFileName (int lev) const;
 
    // set plotfile variables names
    static amrex::Vector<std::string> PlotFileVarNames (amrex::Vector<std::string> plot_var_names) ;
 
    // set which variables and derived quantities go into plotfiles
    void setPlotVariables (const std::string& pp_plot_var_names, amrex::Vector<std::string>& plot_var_names);
    // append variables to plot
    void appendPlotVariables (const std::string& pp_plot_var_names, amrex::Vector<std::string>& plot_var_names);
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_NETCDF
    //! Write plotfile using NETCDF
    void writeNCPlotFile (int lev, int which, const std::string& dir,
                          const amrex::Vector<const amrex::MultiFab*> &mf,
                          const amrex::Vector<std::string> &plot_var_names,
                          const amrex::Vector<int>& level_steps, amrex::Real time) const;
 
    //! Write checkpointFile using NetCdf
    void WriteNCCheckpointFile () const;
 
    //! Read checkpointFile for restart
    void ReadNCCheckpointFile ();
 
    //! Write MultiFab in NetCDF format
    static void WriteNCMultiFab (const amrex::FabArray<amrex::FArrayBox> &fab,
                                 const std::string& name,
                                 bool set_ghost = false) ;
 
    //! Read MultiFab in NetCDF format
    void ReadNCMultiFab (amrex::FabArray<amrex::FArrayBox> &mf,
                         const std::string &name,
                         int coordinatorProc = amrex::ParallelDescriptor::IOProcessorNumber(),
                         int allow_empty_mf = 0);
 
    //! Create 1D vertical column output for coupling
    void createNCColumnFile (int lev,
                             const std::string& colfile_name, amrex::Real xloc, amrex::Real yloc);
 
    // Copy from the NC*fabs into the MultiFabs holding the boundary data
    void init_from_wrfbdy (amrex::Vector<amrex::FArrayBox*> x_vel_lateral,
                           amrex::Vector<amrex::FArrayBox*> y_vel_lateral,
                           amrex::Vector<amrex::FArrayBox*> z_vel_lateral,
                           amrex::Vector<amrex::FArrayBox*> T_lateral);
 
    amrex::Real start_bdy_time;
 
    // *** *** FArrayBox's for holding the SURFACE data
    // amrex::IArrayBox NC_IVGTYP_fab; // Vegetation type (IVGTYP); Discrete numbers;
    // amrex::FArrayBox NC_z0_fab;     // Surface Roughness, z0 = z0 (IVGTYP)
    // amrex::FArrayBox NC_PSFC_fab;   // Surface pressure
 
    // TODO: Clarify the relation between SST and TSK
    // amrex::FArrayBox NC_SST_fab;    // Sea Surface Temperature; Defined even for land area
    // amrex::FArrayBox NC_TSK_fab;    // Surface Skin Temperature; Appears to be same as SST...
 
    // Vectors (over time) of Vector (over variables) of FArrayBoxs for holding the data read from the wrfbdy NetCDF file
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::FArrayBox>> bdy_data_xlo;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::FArrayBox>> bdy_data_xhi;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::FArrayBox>> bdy_data_ylo;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::FArrayBox>> bdy_data_yhi;
 
    amrex::Real bdy_time_interval;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> lat_m, lon_m;
#endif // ERF_USE_NETCDF
 
    // Struct for working with the sounding data we take as an input
    InputSoundingData input_sounding_data;
 
    // Struct for working with the sponge data we take as an input
    InputSpongeData input_sponge_data;
 
    // Vector (6 planes) of DeviceVectors (ncell in plane) for Dirichlet BC data
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real>> xvel_bc_data;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real>> yvel_bc_data;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real>> zvel_bc_data;
 
    // Function to read and populate above vectors (if input file exists)
    void init_Dirichlet_bc_data (const std::string input_file);
 
    // Read the file passed to amr.restart and use it as an initial condition for
    // the current simulation. Supports a different number of components and
    // ghost cells.
    void InitializeFromFile ();
 
    // Initialize the new-time data at a level from the initial_data MultiFab
    void InitializeLevelFromData (int lev, const amrex::MultiFab& initial_data);
 
    // utility to skip to next line in Header
    static void GotoNextLine (std::istream& is);
 
    // Single level functions called by advance()
    void post_update (amrex::MultiFab& state_mf, amrex::Real time, const amrex::Geometry& geom);
    void fill_rhs (amrex::MultiFab& rhs_mf, const amrex::MultiFab& state_mf, amrex::Real time, const amrex::Geometry& geom);
 
    ////////////////
    // private data members
 
    std::unique_ptr<ProblemBase> prob = nullptr;  // problem-specific functions
 
    amrex::Vector<int> num_boxes_at_level;                   // how many boxes specified at each level by tagging criteria
    amrex::Vector<int> num_files_at_level;                   // how many wrfinput files specified at each level
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::Box>> boxes_at_level; //      the boxes specified at each level by tagging criteria
 
    amrex::Vector<int> istep;      // which step?
    amrex::Vector<int> nsubsteps;  // how many substeps on each level?
 
    // keep track of old time, new time, and time step at each level
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> t_new;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> t_old;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> dt;
    amrex::Vector<long> dt_mri_ratio;
 
    // array of multifabs to store the solution at each level of refinement
    // after advancing a level we use "swap".
#ifndef ERF_USE_MULTIBLOCK
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> > vars_new;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> > vars_old;
 
    // Velocity time averaged field
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> vel_t_avg;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> t_avg_cnt;
#endif
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<MRISplitIntegrator<amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> > > > mri_integrator_mem;
 
    amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> pp_inc;
 
    // Vector over levels of routines to impose physical boundary conditions
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<ERFPhysBCFunct_cons>> physbcs_cons;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<ERFPhysBCFunct_u>> physbcs_u;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<ERFPhysBCFunct_v>> physbcs_v;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<ERFPhysBCFunct_w>> physbcs_w;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<ERFPhysBCFunct_base>> physbcs_base;
 
    // Store primitive variable for MOST BC
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> Theta_prim;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> Qv_prim;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> Qr_prim;
 
    // Scratch space for time integrator
    amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> rU_old;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> rU_new;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> rV_old;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> rV_new;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> rW_old;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> rW_new;
 
    // amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> xmom_crse_rhs;
    // amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> ymom_crse_rhs;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> zmom_crse_rhs;
 
    std::unique_ptr<Microphysics> micro;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab*>> qmoist; // (lev,ncomp) This has up to 8 components: qt, qv, qc, qi, qp, qr, qs, qg
 
    // Variables for wind farm parametrization models
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_WINDFARM
    std::unique_ptr<WindFarm> windfarm;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> Nturb;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> vars_windfarm; // Fitch: Vabs, Vabsdt, dudt, dvdt, dTKEdt
                                                  // EWP:                 dudt, dvdt, dTKEdt
 
    amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> SMark; // A multifab that holds an integer corresponding
                                                   // to the number of the wind turbine to sample
                                                   // velocity upstream of the turbine
#endif
 
    LandSurface lsm;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab*>> lsm_data; // (lev,ncomp) Components: theta, q1, q2
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab*>> lsm_flux; // (lev,ncomp) Components: theta, q1, q2
 
#if defined(ERF_USE_RRTMGP)
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<Radiation>> rad;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> qheating_rates;  // radiation heating rate source terms
 
    // Containers for additional SLM inputs
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> sw_lw_fluxes; // Direct SW (visible, NIR), Diffuse SW (visible, NIR), LW flux
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> solar_zenith; // Solar zenith angle
 
    bool plot_rad = false;
#endif
 
    // Fillpatcher classes for coarse-fine boundaries
    int cf_width{0};
    int cf_set_width{0};
    amrex::Vector<ERFFillPatcher> FPr_c;
    amrex::Vector<ERFFillPatcher> FPr_u;
    amrex::Vector<ERFFillPatcher> FPr_v;
    amrex::Vector<ERFFillPatcher> FPr_w;
 
    // Diffusive stresses and Smag
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> Tau11_lev, Tau22_lev, Tau33_lev;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> Tau12_lev, Tau21_lev;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> Tau13_lev, Tau31_lev;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> Tau23_lev, Tau32_lev;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> eddyDiffs_lev;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> SmnSmn_lev;
 
    // Sea Surface Temps and Land Masks (lev, ntimes)
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>>  sst_lev;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::iMultiFab>>> lmask_lev;
 
    // Other SFS terms
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> SFS_hfx1_lev, SFS_hfx2_lev, SFS_hfx3_lev;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> SFS_diss_lev;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> SFS_q1fx1_lev, SFS_q1fx2_lev, SFS_q1fx3_lev;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> SFS_q2fx3_lev;
 
    // Grid stretching
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::Real>> zlevels_stag; // nominal height levels
 
    // Data structures for terrain-fitted coordinates
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> z_phys_nd;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> z_phys_cc;
 
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>   detJ_cc;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>   ax;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>   ay;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>   az;
 
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> z_phys_nd_src;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>   detJ_cc_src;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>   ax_src;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>   ay_src;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>   az_src;
 
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> z_phys_nd_new;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>   detJ_cc_new;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>   ax_new;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>   ay_new;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>   az_new;
 
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> z_t_rk;
 
    // Data structures for terrain immersed forcing
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> terrain_blanking;
 
    // Wall distance function
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>  walldist;
 
    // Map scale factors
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> mapfac_m;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> mapfac_u;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> mapfac_v;
 
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::Real>> stretched_dz_h;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real>> stretched_dz_d;
 
    amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> base_state;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab> base_state_new;
 
    // Wave coupling data
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> Hwave;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> Lwave;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> Hwave_onegrid;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> Lwave_onegrid;
    bool finished_wave = false;
 
    // array of flux registers
    amrex::Vector<amrex::YAFluxRegister*> advflux_reg;
 
    // A BCRec is essentially a 2*DIM integer array storing the boundary
    // condition type at each lo/hi walls in each direction. We have one BCRec
    // for each component of the cell-centered variables and each velocity component.
    amrex::Vector           <amrex::BCRec> domain_bcs_type;
    amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::BCRec> domain_bcs_type_d;
 
    // We store these so that we can print them out in the job_info file
    amrex::Array<std::string,2*AMREX_SPACEDIM> domain_bc_type;
 
    // These hold the Dirichlet values at walls which need them ...
    amrex::Array<amrex::Array<amrex::Real, AMREX_SPACEDIM*2>, AMREX_SPACEDIM+NBCVAR_max> m_bc_extdir_vals;
 
    // These hold the Neumann values at walls which need them ...
    amrex::Array<amrex::Array<amrex::Real, AMREX_SPACEDIM*2>, AMREX_SPACEDIM+NBCVAR_max> m_bc_neumann_vals;
 
    // These are the "physical" boundary condition types (e.g. "inflow")
    amrex::GpuArray<ERF_BC, AMREX_SPACEDIM*2> phys_bc_type;
 
    // These are the masks for the thin immersed body
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::iMultiFab>> xflux_imask;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::iMultiFab>> yflux_imask;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::iMultiFab>> zflux_imask;
    //amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::iMultiFab>> overset_imask;
 
    // These are the body forces that result from the thin immersed body
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> thin_xforce;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> thin_yforce;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>> thin_zforce;
 
    int last_plot_file_step_1;
    int last_plot_file_step_2;
 
    int last_check_file_step;
    int plot_file_on_restart = 1;
 
    ////////////////
    // runtime parameters
 
    // maximum number of steps and stop time
    int max_step = std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
    amrex::Real start_time = 0.0;
    amrex::Real  stop_time = std::numeric_limits<amrex::Real>::max();
 
    // if >= 0 we restart from a checkpoint
    std::string restart_chkfile = "";
 
    // Time step controls
    static amrex::Real cfl;
    static amrex::Real sub_cfl;
    static amrex::Real init_shrink;
    static amrex::Real change_max;
    static amrex::Real dt_max_initial;
    static amrex::Real dt_max;
 
    // Fixed dt for level 0 timesteps (only used if positive)
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> fixed_dt;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> fixed_fast_dt;
    static int fixed_mri_dt_ratio;
 
    // how often each level regrids the higher levels of refinement
    // (after a level advances that many time steps)
    int regrid_int = -1;
 
    // plotfile prefix and frequency
    std::string plot_file_1 {"plt_1_"};
    std::string plot_file_2 {"plt_2_"};
    bool m_expand_plotvars_to_unif_rr = false;
    int m_plot_int_1 = -1;
    int m_plot_int_2 = -1;
    amrex::Real m_plot_per_1 = -1.0;
    amrex::Real m_plot_per_2 = -1.0;
    bool m_plot_face_vels = false;
 
    bool plot_lsm = false;
 
    // other sampling output control
    int profile_int = -1;
    bool destag_profiles = true;
 
    // Checkpoint type, prefix and frequency
    std::string check_file {"chk"};
    std::string check_type {"native"};
    std::string restart_type {"native"};
    int m_check_int = -1;
    amrex::Real m_check_per = -1.0;
 
    amrex::Vector<std::string> plot_var_names_1;
    amrex::Vector<std::string> plot_var_names_2;
    const amrex::Vector<std::string> cons_names     {"density", "rhotheta", "rhoKE", "rhoadv_0",
                                                     "rhoQ1", "rhoQ2", "rhoQ3",
                                                     "rhoQ4", "rhoQ5", "rhoQ6"};
 
    // Note that the order of variable names here must match the order in ERF_Derive.cpp
    const amrex::Vector<std::string> derived_names {"soundspeed", "temp", "theta", "KE", "scalar",
                                                    "vorticity_x","vorticity_y","vorticity_z",
                                                    "magvel", "divU",
                                                    "pres_hse", "dens_hse", "theta_hse", "pressure", "pert_pres", "pert_dens",
                                                    "eq_pot_temp", "num_turb", "SMark0", "SMark1",
                                                    "dpdx", "dpdy", "pres_hse_x", "pres_hse_y",
                                                    "z_phys", "detJ" , "mapfac", "lat_m", "lon_m",
                                                    // Time averaged velocity
                                                    "u_t_avg", "v_t_avg", "w_t_avg", "umag_t_avg",
                                                    // eddy viscosity
                                                    "nut",
                                                    // eddy diffusivity of momentum
                                                    "Kmv","Kmh",
                                                    // eddy diffusivity of heat
                                                    "Khv","Khh",
                                                    // turbulence lengthscale
                                                    "Lturb",
                                                    // wall distance
                                                    "walldist",
                                                    // dissipation
                                                    "diss",
                                                    // moisture vars
                                                    "qt", "qv", "qc", "qi", "qp", "qrain", "qsnow", "qgraup", "qsat",
                                                    "rain_accum", "snow_accum", "graup_accum",
                                                    // Terrain IB mask
                                                    "terrain_IB_mask",
                                                    // EB variables
                                                    "volfrac"
#ifdef ERF_COMPUTE_ERROR
                                                    // error vars
                                                    ,"xvel_err", "yvel_err", "zvel_err", "pp_err"
#endif
#ifdef ERF_USE_RRTMGP
                                                    ,"qsrc_sw", "qsrc_lw"
#endif
                                                   };
 
    // algorithm choices
    static SolverChoice solverChoice;
 
    // Turbulent perturbation structure
    TurbulentPerturbation turbPert;
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_PARTICLES
    // Particle container with all particle species
    ParticleData particleData;
 
    // variables and functions for tracers particles
    bool  m_use_tracer_particles; /*!< tracer particles that advect with flow */
    bool  m_use_hydro_particles;  /*!< tracer particles that fall with gravity */
 
    /*! Read tracer and hydro particles parameters */
    void readTracersParams();
 
    /*! Initialize tracer and hydro particles */
    void initializeTracers ( amrex::ParGDBBase*,
                             const amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>& );
 
    /*! Restart tracer and hydro particles */
    void restartTracers ( amrex::ParGDBBase*, const std::string& );
 
    /*! Evolve tracers and hydro particles */
    void evolveTracers( int,
                        amrex::Real,
                        amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::MultiFab>>&,
                        const amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::MultiFab>>& );
 
#endif
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_MULTIBLOCK
    MultiBlockContainer *m_mbc = nullptr;
#endif
 
    static int verbose;
    static int mg_verbose;
    static bool use_fft;
 
    // Diagnostic output interval
    static int sum_interval;
    static int pert_interval;
    static amrex::Real sum_per;
 
    // Write in native AMReX or NetCDF format for each plotfile
    static PlotFileType plotfile_type_1;
    static PlotFileType plotfile_type_2;
 
    static InitType init_type;
    static StateInterpType interpolation_type;
 
    // sponge_type:  "input_sponge"
    static std::string sponge_type;
 
    // use_real_bcs: only true if 1) ( (init_type == InitType::Real) or (init_type == InitType::Metgrid) )
    //                        AND 2) we want to use the bc's from the WRF bdy file
    static bool use_real_bcs;
 
    // NetCDF initialization (wrfinput) file
    static amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<std::string>> nc_init_file;
 
    // NetCDF initialization (wrfbdy/met_em) file
    static std::string nc_bdy_file;
    int real_width{0};
    int real_set_width{0};
 
    // Flag to trigger initialization from input_sounding like WRF's ideal.exe
    // used with init_type == InitType::Input_Sounding
    static bool init_sounding_ideal;
 
    // Options for vertical interpolation of met_em*.nc data.
    bool        metgrid_debug_quiescent{false};
    bool        metgrid_debug_isothermal{false};
    bool        metgrid_debug_dry{false};
    bool        metgrid_debug_psfc{false};
    bool        metgrid_debug_msf{false};
    bool        metgrid_interp_theta{false};
    bool        metgrid_basic_linear{false};
    bool        metgrid_use_below_sfc{true};
    bool        metgrid_use_sfc{true};
    bool        metgrid_retain_sfc{false};
    amrex::Real metgrid_proximity{500.0};
    int         metgrid_order{2};
    int         metgrid_force_sfc_k{6};
 
    // 1D CDF output (for ingestion in AMR-Wind)
    static int         output_1d_column;
    static int         column_interval;
    static amrex::Real column_per;
    static amrex::Real column_loc_x;
    static amrex::Real column_loc_y;
    static std::string column_file_name;
 
    // 2D BndryRegister output (for ingestion in AMR-Wind)
    static int         output_bndry_planes;
    static int         bndry_output_planes_interval;
    static amrex::Real bndry_output_planes_per;
    static amrex::Real bndry_output_planes_start_time;
 
    // 2D BndryRegister input
    static int          input_bndry_planes;
 
    static int ng_dens_hse;
    static int ng_pres_hse;
 
    // Custom source terms
    amrex::Vector<           amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> > h_rhotheta_src;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real> > d_rhotheta_src;
 
    amrex::Vector<           amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> > h_rhoqt_src;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real> > d_rhoqt_src;
 
    amrex::Vector<           amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> > h_w_subsid;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real> > d_w_subsid;
 
    amrex::Vector<           amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> > h_u_geos;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real> > d_u_geos;
 
    amrex::Vector<           amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> > h_v_geos;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real> > d_v_geos;
 
    // Function to read and populate above host vectors (if input file exists)
    void init_geo_wind_profile (const std::string input_file,
                                amrex::Vector<amrex::Real>& u_geos,
                                amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real>& u_geos_d,
                                amrex::Vector<amrex::Real>& v_geos,
                                amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real>& v_geos_d,
                                const amrex::Geometry& lgeom,
                                const amrex::Vector<amrex::Real>& zlev_stag);
 
    // This is a vector over levels of vectors across quantities of Vectors
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<           amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> > > h_rayleigh_ptrs;
 
    // This is a vector over levels of vectors across quantities of Vectors
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<           amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> > > h_sponge_ptrs;
 
    // This is a vector over levels of vectors across quantities of DeviceVectors
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real> > > d_rayleigh_ptrs;
 
    // This is a vector over levels of vectors across quantities of DeviceVectors
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Vector<amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real> > > d_sponge_ptrs;
 
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> h_havg_density;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> h_havg_temperature;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> h_havg_pressure;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> h_havg_qv;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> h_havg_qc;
 
    amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real> d_havg_density;
    amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real> d_havg_temperature;
    amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real> d_havg_pressure;
    amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real> d_havg_qv;
    amrex::Gpu::DeviceVector<amrex::Real> d_havg_qc;
 
    void refinement_criteria_setup ();
 
    std::unique_ptr<WriteBndryPlanes> m_w2d  = nullptr;
    std::unique_ptr<ReadBndryPlanes>  m_r2d  = nullptr;
    std::unique_ptr<ABLMost>          m_most = nullptr;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<ForestDrag>> m_forest_drag;
 
    //
    // Holds info for dynamically generated tagging criteria
    //
    static amrex::Vector<amrex::AMRErrorTag> ref_tags;
 
    //
    // Build a mask that zeroes out values on a coarse level underlying
    //     grids on the next finest level
    //
    amrex::MultiFab fine_mask;
 
    amrex::Vector<amrex::Real> dz_min;
 
    static AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
    int
    ComputeGhostCells (const AdvChoice& advChoice, bool use_num_diff)
    {
        if (use_num_diff)
        {
            return 3;
        } else {
            if (
                 (advChoice.dycore_horiz_adv_type    == AdvType::Centered_6th)
              || (advChoice.dycore_vert_adv_type     == AdvType::Centered_6th)
              || (advChoice.moistscal_horiz_adv_type == AdvType::Centered_6th)
              || (advChoice.moistscal_horiz_adv_type == AdvType::Centered_6th)
              || (advChoice.dryscal_horiz_adv_type   == AdvType::Centered_6th)
              || (advChoice.dryscal_vert_adv_type    == AdvType::Centered_6th) )
            { return 3; }
            else if (
                 (advChoice.dycore_horiz_adv_type    == AdvType::Upwind_5th)
              || (advChoice.dycore_vert_adv_type     == AdvType::Upwind_5th)
              || (advChoice.moistscal_horiz_adv_type == AdvType::Upwind_5th)
              || (advChoice.moistscal_horiz_adv_type == AdvType::Upwind_5th)
              || (advChoice.dryscal_horiz_adv_type   == AdvType::Upwind_5th)
              || (advChoice.dryscal_vert_adv_type    == AdvType::Upwind_5th) )
            { return 3; }
            else if (
                  (advChoice.dryscal_horiz_adv_type   == AdvType::Weno_5)
               || (advChoice.dryscal_vert_adv_type    == AdvType::Weno_5)
               || (advChoice.moistscal_horiz_adv_type == AdvType::Weno_5)
               || (advChoice.moistscal_vert_adv_type  == AdvType::Weno_5)
               || (advChoice.moistscal_horiz_adv_type == AdvType::Weno_5Z)
               || (advChoice.moistscal_vert_adv_type  == AdvType::Weno_5Z)
               || (advChoice.dryscal_horiz_adv_type   == AdvType::Weno_5Z)
               || (advChoice.dryscal_vert_adv_type    == AdvType::Weno_5Z) )
            { return 3; }
            else if (
                  (advChoice.dryscal_horiz_adv_type   == AdvType::Weno_7)
               || (advChoice.dryscal_vert_adv_type    == AdvType::Weno_7)
               || (advChoice.moistscal_horiz_adv_type == AdvType::Weno_7)
               || (advChoice.moistscal_vert_adv_type  == AdvType::Weno_7)
               || (advChoice.moistscal_horiz_adv_type == AdvType::Weno_7Z)
               || (advChoice.moistscal_vert_adv_type  == AdvType::Weno_7Z)
               || (advChoice.dryscal_horiz_adv_type   == AdvType::Weno_7Z)
               || (advChoice.dryscal_vert_adv_type    == AdvType::Weno_7Z) )
            { return 4; }
            else
            { return 2; }
        }
    }
 
    AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
    amrex::YAFluxRegister* getAdvFluxReg (int lev)
    {
        return advflux_reg[lev];
    }
 
    AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
    std::ostream&
    DataLog (int i)
    {
        return *datalog[i];
    }
 
    AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
    int
    NumDataLogs () noexcept
    {
        return datalog.size();
    }
 
    AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
    std::ostream&
    SamplePointLog (int i)
    {
        return *sampleptlog[i];
    }
 
    AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
    int
    NumSamplePointLogs () noexcept
    {
        return sampleptlog.size();
    }
 
    AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
    std::ostream&
    SampleLineLog (int i)
    {
        return *samplelinelog[i];
    }
 
    AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
    int
    NumSampleLineLogs () noexcept
    {
        return samplelinelog.size();
    }
 
    amrex::IntVect&
    SamplePoint (int i)
    {
        return samplepoint[i];
    }
 
    AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
    int
    NumSamplePoints () noexcept
    {
        return samplepoint.size();
    }
 
    amrex::IntVect&
    SampleLine (int i)
    {
        return sampleline[i];
    }
 
    AMREX_FORCE_INLINE
    int
    NumSampleLines () noexcept
    {
        return sampleline.size();
    }
 
    static amrex::Real startCPUTime;
    static amrex::Real previousCPUTimeUsed;
 
    static amrex::Real
    getCPUTime ()
    {
      int numCores = amrex::ParallelDescriptor::NProcs();
#ifdef _OPENMP
      numCores = numCores * omp_get_max_threads();
#endif
 
      amrex::Real T =
        numCores * (amrex::ParallelDescriptor::second() - startCPUTime) +
        previousCPUTimeUsed;
 
      return T;
    }
 
    void setRecordDataInfo (int i, const std::string& filename) // NOLINT
    {
        if (amrex::ParallelDescriptor::IOProcessor())
        {
            datalog[i] = std::make_unique<std::fstream>();
            datalog[i]->open(filename.c_str(),std::ios::out|std::ios::app);
            if (!datalog[i]->good()) {
                amrex::FileOpenFailed(filename);
            }
        }
        amrex::ParallelDescriptor::Barrier("ERF::setRecordDataInfo");
    }
 
    void setRecordSamplePointInfo (int i, int lev, amrex::IntVect& cell, const std::string& filename) // NOLINT
    {
        amrex::MultiFab dummy(grids[lev],dmap[lev],1,0);
        for (amrex::MFIter mfi(dummy); mfi.isValid(); ++mfi)
        {
            const amrex::Box& bx = mfi.validbox();
            if (bx.contains(cell)) {
                sampleptlog[i] = std::make_unique<std::fstream>();
                sampleptlog[i]->open(filename.c_str(),std::ios::out|std::ios::app);
                if (!sampleptlog[i]->good()) {
                    amrex::FileOpenFailed(filename);
                }
            }
        }
        amrex::ParallelDescriptor::Barrier("ERF::setRecordSamplePointInfo");
    }
 
    void setRecordSampleLineInfo (int i, int lev, amrex::IntVect& cell, const std::string& filename) // NOLINT
    {
        amrex::MultiFab dummy(grids[lev],dmap[lev],1,0);
        for (amrex::MFIter mfi(dummy); mfi.isValid(); ++mfi)
        {
            const amrex::Box& bx = mfi.validbox();
            if (bx.contains(cell)) {
                samplelinelog[i] = std::make_unique<std::fstream>();
                samplelinelog[i]->open(filename.c_str(),std::ios::out|std::ios::app);
                if (!samplelinelog[i]->good()) {
                    amrex::FileOpenFailed(filename);
                }
            }
        }
        amrex::ParallelDescriptor::Barrier("ERF::setRecordSampleLineInfo");
    }
 
    // Data sampler for line and plane output
    int sampler_interval = -1;
    amrex::Real sampler_per = -1.0;
    std::unique_ptr<SampleData> data_sampler = nullptr;
 
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<std::fstream> > datalog;
    amrex::Vector<std::string> datalogname;
 
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<std::fstream> > sampleptlog;
    amrex::Vector<std::string> sampleptlogname;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::IntVect> samplepoint;
 
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<std::fstream> > samplelinelog;
    amrex::Vector<std::string> samplelinelogname;
    amrex::Vector<amrex::IntVect> sampleline;
 
    //! The filename of the ith datalog file.
    [[nodiscard]] std::string DataLogName (int i) const noexcept { return datalogname[i]; }
 
    //! The filename of the ith sampleptlog file.
    [[nodiscard]] std::string SamplePointLogName (int i) const noexcept { return sampleptlogname[i]; }
 
    //! The filename of the ith samplelinelog file.
    [[nodiscard]] std::string SampleLineLogName (int i) const noexcept { return samplelinelogname[i]; }
 
    // amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::EBFArrayBoxFactory> > m_factory;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::FabFactory<amrex::FArrayBox> > > m_factory;
 
    [[nodiscard]] amrex::FabFactory<amrex::FArrayBox> const&
    Factory (int lev) const noexcept { return *m_factory[lev]; }
    [[nodiscard]] amrex::EBFArrayBoxFactory const&
    EBFactory (int lev) const noexcept {
        return static_cast<amrex::EBFArrayBoxFactory const&>(*m_factory[lev]);
    }
 
    [[nodiscard]] static int nghost_eb_basic ()
    { return 5; }
 
    // We need 5 for doing StateRedistribution; otherwise 4 would be enough
    [[nodiscard]] static int nghost_eb_volume ()
    { return 5; }
 
    [[nodiscard]] static int nghost_eb_full ()
    { return 4; }
 
#ifdef ERF_USE_FFT
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::FFT::Poisson<amrex::MultiFab>>> m_3D_poisson;
    amrex::Vector<std::unique_ptr<amrex::FFT::PoissonHybrid<amrex::MultiFab>>> m_2D_poisson;
#endif
 
public:
    void writeJobInfo (const std::string& dir) const;
    static void writeBuildInfo (std::ostream& os);
 
    static void print_banner(MPI_Comm /*comm*/, std::ostream& /*out*/);
    static void print_usage(MPI_Comm /*comm*/, std::ostream& /*out*/);
    static void print_error(MPI_Comm /*comm*/, const std::string& msg);
    static void print_summary(std::ostream&);
    static void print_tpls(std::ostream& /*out*/);
};
 
#endif