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2006, Oceanography 19(1):118–129, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.95
Generalized Vertical Coordinates for Eddy-Resolving Global and Coastal Ocean Forecasts
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Authors
Eric P. Chassignet | Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Division of Meteorology and Oceanography, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Harley E. Hurlburt | Naval Research Laboratory, Oceanography Division, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Ole Martin Smedstad | Planning Systems Inc., Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
George R. Halliwell | Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Division of Meteorology and Oceanography, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
Alan J. Wallcraft | Naval Research Laboratory, Ocean Dynamics and Prediction Branch, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
E. Joseph Metzger | Naval Research Laboratory, Ocean Dynamics and Prediction Branch, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Brian O. Blanton | University of North Carolina, Ocean Processes Numerical Modeling Laboratory, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Carlos Lozano | Environmental Modeling Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Camp Springs, MD, USA
Desiraju B. Rao | Environmental Modeling Center, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Marine Modeling and Analysis Branch, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Camp Springs, MD, USA
Patrick J. Hogan | Naval Research Laboratory, Ocean Dynamics and Prediction Branch, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Ashwanth Srinivasan | Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Division of Meteorology and Oceanography, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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Numerical modeling studies over the past several decades have demonstrated progress both in model architecture and in the use of rapidly advancing computational resources. Perhaps the most notable aspect of this progression has been the evolution from simulations on coarse-resolution horizontal and vertical grids that outline basins of simplified geometry and bathymetry and that are forced by idealized surface fluxes, to fine-resolution simulations that incorporate realistic coastline definition and bottom topography and that are forced by observational data on relatively short time scales (Hurlburt and Hogan, 2000; Smith et al., 2000; Chassignet and Garraffo, 2001; Maltrud and McClean, 2005).
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Citation
Chassignet, E.P., H.E. Hurlburt, O.M. Smedstad, G.R. Halliwell, A.J. Wallcraft, E.J. Metzger, B.O. Blanton, C. Lozano, D.B. Rao, P.J. Hogan, and A. Srinivasan. 2006. Generalized vertical coordinates for eddy-resolving global and coastal ocean forecasts. Oceanography 19(1):118–129, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2006.95.