diff --git a/dune/fem-dg/test/navierstokes/paramFiles/paramBase b/dune/fem-dg/test/navierstokes/paramFiles/paramBase
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-# OMP THREADS 
-#------------
-
-fem.parallel.numberofthreads: 1 # number of threads used in OMP program
-
-# write diagnostics file (
-# 0 don't, 1 only speedup file, 2 write all runfiles 
-# 3 only write 0, others at end, 4 all files at end for scaling) 
-fem.parallel.runfile: 0
-
-# if true nonblocking communication is used if available 
-femdg.nonblockingcomm: false
-
-#femhowto.maximaltimesteps: 30 # number of time steps allowed
-
-# DATA WRITER
-#------------
-
-# (-1: off, p: process p is verbose, in general 0 is a good choice)
-fem.verboserank: 0
-
-fem.io.outputformat: sub-vtk-cell # sub-vtk-cell # output format: binary(grape), vtk-cell, vtk-vertex, gnuplot, sub-vtk-cell
-fem.io.subsamplinglevel: 0 # (default=1)
-fem.io.grapedisplay: 0
-femhowto.additionalvariables: true # write additional to hdd
-fem.io.eocFileTimeStamp: 1 # add time stamp to eoc file name
-femhowto.eocOutputPath: ./data
-
-
-# GRID SOLUTION
-#--------------
-
-gridsol.writesolution: false
-gridsol.usegridsolution: false
-gridsol.filename: checkpoint
-
-
-# PROBLEM SETUP
-#--------------
-
-femhowto.startTime: 0.
-hSpeed0: 0.
-vSpeed0: 0.
-inertiagravity.refatmosphere: environmental # environmental = from problem, cosmo
-metstroem.spongelayer.klemplillydx: 1.
-metstroem.spongelayer.klemplillydy: 1.
-metstroem.spongelayer.klemplillydz: 1.
-metstroem.spongelayer.horDampCoeff: 1.
-metstroem.spongelayer.verDampCoeff: 1.
-metstroem.spongelayer: none # none, simple, klemplilly
-
-
-# GENERAL
-#--------
-
-femhowto.eocSteps: 4
-femhowto.printCount: 50
-femhowto.verbose: 0
-
-femhowto.sampleAlongLine: 0 # create a file with sampled values of the numerical solution
-linesegmentsamplerresolution: 100. # number of samples for sampleAlongLine
-
-writegridsolution: 0 # postprocessing num. solutions
-readgridsolution: 0 # postprocessing num. solutions
-
-
-# LIMITER
-#--------
-
-femdg.limiter.admissiblefunctions: 1 # 0 = only dg solution | 1 = only reconstruction | 2 = both
-femdg.limiter.tolerance: 1 # tolerance for shock indicator
-femdg.limiter.limiteps: 1e-8 # threshold for avoiding over-excessive limitation
-
-
-# LOAD BALANCING
-#---------------
-
-# perform load balancing only each step-th timestep  
-fem.loadbalancing.step: 10
-
-# GRID ADAPTATION
-#----------------
-
-fem.adaptation.method: callback # none | generic | callback
-fem.adaptation.refineTolerance: 0.02 # specify refinement tolerance
-fem.adaptation.coarsenPercent: 0.1 # percent of refinement rol used for coarsening
-fem.adaptation.coarsestLevel: 0 # coarsest level that should be present
-fem.adaptation.finestLevel: 4 # finest level that should be present
-fem.adaptation.adaptcount: 5 # after this many time step, 0 disables adaptation
-femhowto.startLevel: 0 # global refines of the macrogrid prior to the run
-fem.adaptation.markingStrategy: grad # shockind = shock indicator, apost = aposteriori based indicator, grad = gradient based indicator
-fem.adaptation.grad.neighborRefLevel: 5
diff --git a/dune/fem-dg/test/navierstokes/paramFiles/paramConstant b/dune/fem-dg/test/navierstokes/paramFiles/paramConstant
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-# ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
-#
-# A constant solution
-#                                                            
-# ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
-
-# also include data from the following parameter files
-paramfile: paramFiles/paramBase
-paramfile: paramFiles/paramPhysicalConstants
-
-################## D A T A   W R I T E R ##################
-fem.prefix: ./data/constant
-fem.io.datafileprefix: C
-
-# SaveStep (write data every `saveStep' time period, <=0 deactivates)
-# SaveCount (write data every saveCount time steps, <=0 deactivates)
-fem.io.savestep: 0.05
-fem.io.savecount: -1
-############ E N D   D A T A   W R I T E R ##############
-
-
-############ G E N E R A L  S E T T I N G S #############
-femhowto.eocSteps: 2
-##########  E N D  G E N E R A L  S E T T I N G S ############
-
-
-########### P R O B L E M   C O N F I G U R A T I O N ##########
-g: 0. # m/(ss)
-femhowto.startTime: 0.
-femhowto.endTime: 0.1
-
-# horizontal speed coefficient U_s (in m/s)
-# z_s is parameter for prescribing velocity in m
-hSpeed0: 0.
-vSpeed0: 0.
-
-# surface pressure p00 (in Pa)
-p0: 101300.
-rho0: 1.125
-
-# diffusion coefficients
-mu: 0.1 # kg/(ms)
-########### E N D  P R O B L E M   C O N F I G U R A T I O N ##########
-
-
-
-############### D O M A I N   C O N F I G U R A T I O N ###############
-# name of the macro grid
-fem.io.macroGridFile_2d: ../macrogrids/unitcube2.dgf
-fem.io.macroGridFile_3d: ../macrogrids/unitcube3.dgf
-############ E N D   D O M A I N   C O N F I G U R A T I O N #############
-
-
-############ S O L V E R   C O N F I G U R A T I O N #############
-fem.timeprovider.factor: 0.45
-
-fem.ode.verbose: cfl
-fem.ode.cflincrease: 1.25
-fem.ode.cflStart: 1.     
-
-femhowto.polynomialOrder: 1
-
-# ODE solver can be: EX, IM, IMEX
-femhowto.odesolver: EX
-
-# choises are: CDG2, CDG, IP, NIPG, BO
-dgdiffusionflux.method: CDG2
-
-# use available parameters from the linear theory
-dgdiffusionflux.theoryparameters: 0
-
-# penalty coefficient
-dgdiffusionflux.penalty: 0.
-
-# factor term in front of the product of the lifting operators
-dgdiffusionflux.liftfactor: 1.
-
-# when 0 then use dynamic time step
-fixedTimeStep: 0.
-############ E N D   S O L V E R   C O N F I G U R A T I O N #############
diff --git a/dune/fem-dg/test/navierstokes/paramFiles/paramNSWaves b/dune/fem-dg/test/navierstokes/paramFiles/paramNSWaves
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-# ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
-# This file precribes parameters for the testcase found in   
-#
-# Gregor Gassner,
-# PhD thesis
-#
-# ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 
-
-# DATA WRITER
-#------------
-
-fem.prefix: data
-fem.io.datafileprefix: NS
-fem.io.savestep: 0.01 # SaveStep (write data every `saveStep' time period, <=0 deactivates)
-fem.io.savecount: -1 # SaveCount (write data every saveCount time steps, <=0 deactivates)
-
-femhowto.additionalvariables: false
-
-
-# GENERAL
-#--------
-
-paramfile: ../parameter/paramBase
-
-
-# GRID SOLUTION 
-#--------------
-
-gridsol.savestep: 0.5
-gridsol.firstwrite: 0.5
-gridsol.filename: nseq-checkpoint
-
-
-# PROBLEM SETUP
-#--------------
-
-paramfile: ../parameter/paramPhysicalConstants
-
-# WBPROBLEM
-# g: 0.7 # m/(ss)
-# p0: 10. # surface pressure Pa=kg/(mss)
-# diffusion coefficients
-mu: 0.0001 #00001 #  kg/(ms)
-g: 9.81 # m/ss
-Re: 1. #(Reynold's number)
-Pr: 0.72 # 0.72 #(Prandtl's number)
-femhowto.startTime: 0. # s
-femhowto.endTime: 0.04
-gammaGNS: 0.5
-omegaGNS: 1.
-kGNS: 3.1415926535897932385
-
-
-# DOMAIN CONFIGURATION
-#---------------------
-
-fem.io.macroGridFile_1d: ../macrogrids/nswaves_1d.dgf
-fem.io.macroGridFile_2d: ../macrogrids/nswaves_2d.dgf
-#fem.io.macroGridFile_2d: ../macrogrids/nswaves_2d_unstr.dgf
-fem.io.macroGridFile_3d: ../macrogrids/nswaves_3d.dgf
-
-
-# SOLVER CONFIGURATION
-#---------------------
-
-paramfile: ../parameter/paramSolver
-
diff --git a/dune/fem-dg/test/navierstokes/paramFiles/paramPhysicalConstants b/dune/fem-dg/test/navierstokes/paramFiles/paramPhysicalConstants
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-g: 0.7 # gravitation force, m/(ss)
-p0: 10. # surface pressure Pa=kg/(mss)
-T0: 273.15 # freezing point, K
-p0Star: 610.7 # saturation vapor pressure, Pa
-c: 17.2693882 # constants in saturation pressure of water vapor equation
-T_2: 35.86 # constants in saturation pressure of water vapor equation
-Lhs: 2834580. # latent heat of vaporization at 0 Celsius, J/kg
-L0: 2500000. # latent heat of vaporization at 0 Kelvin, J/kg
-c_p: 1004. # specific heat of dry air at constant pressure, J/(kgK)=mm/(Kss)
-c_v: 717. #specific heat of dry air at constant volume
-c_pv: 1885. # specific heat of water vapor at constant pressure
-c_vv: 1424. # specific heat of water vapor at constant volume
-c_pl: 4186. # specific heat of liquid water at constant pressure = c_pv
-z_tr: 12000. # height of the tropopause in m
-theta_tr: 343. # potential temperature an the tropopause, K
-theta00: 300. # pot. temp. at surface, K
-T_tr: 213. # absolute temp. at the tropopause, K
-relCloud: 1. # the coefficient in the source term S_c of components
-Tinf: 280. # Sutherland's law coefficient, K
-muTinf: 0.00001735 # Sutherland's law coefficient, kg/(ms)
-Ts: 110.4 # Sutherland's law coefficient, K