c************************************************************************
      parameter (MAXNB = 2000, MXBDY = 9000, MAXSP = 9000,
     *           MAXSID = 500, MAXXS = 50,   MAXNZ = 24,   MAXSND = 6800)
c      parameter (MINSEG = 4)
      parameter (MPTEN  = 6)
c
      parameter (D2SEC  = 86400.)
      parameter (GRAVTY = 9.8)
c
      parameter (TALPHA = 2.55e-4)
      parameter (SIGMA0 = 27.)
      parameter (TCOEF = TALPHA * (1000. + SIGMA0))

      common/para/MINSEG
c
c     (if MAXNZ and MAXXS are changed here, they must also
c      be changed in all routines containing blocks VERT and STRECH.)
c
c     MINSEG = the minimum number of consecutive ocean grid points as 
c     required by routine dfdx.
c************************************************************************