This example experiment demonstrates using the MITgcm to simulate the planetary ocean circulation. The simulation is configured with realistic geography and bathymetry on a $ 4^{circ} times 4^{circ}$ spherical polar grid. Twenty levels are used in the vertical, ranging in thickness from $ 50,{rm m}$ at the surface to $ 815,{rm m}$ at depth, giving a maximum model depth of $ 6,{rm km}$. At this resolution, the configuration can be integrated forward for thousands of years on a single processor desktop computer.
| Date Of Record Release | 2009-04-14 18:52:00 |
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| Description | This example experiment demonstrates using the MITgcm to simulate the planetary ocean circulation. The simulation is configured with realistic geography and bathymetry on a $ 4^{circ} times 4^{circ}$ spherical polar grid. Twenty levels are used in the vertical, ranging in thickness from $ 50,{rm m}$ at the surface to $ 815,{rm m}$ at depth, giving a maximum model depth of $ 6,{rm km}$. At this resolution, the configuration can be integrated forward for thousands of years on a single processor desktop computer. |
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| Source | Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Laboratory for Energy and the Environment |
| Keyword | Geography, Bathymetry, MIT |
| Selector | Conlin |
| Date Of Record Creation | 2009-04-14 18:49:06 |
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| Date Last Modified | 2011-02-14 15:44:57 |
| Language | English |
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