Ocean Modeling in Isopycnic Coordinates

The Ability of Large-Scale Ocean Models to Accept Parameterizations of Boundary Mixing, and a Description of a Refined Bulk Mixed-Layer Model

There are a number of barriers to the adoption of improved parameterizations of diapycnal mixing in large-scale ocean models. Two such barriers are discussed in detail. Ocean models often exhibit levels of spurious numerical diapycnal mixing that are so large, compared with the physical values, that parameterizing additional mixing is counterproductive, even when that additional mixing is physi...

Pressure forcing and dispersion analysis for discontinuous Galerkin approximations to oceanic fluid flows

This paper is part of an effort to examine the application of discontinuous Galerkin (DG) methods to the numerical modeling of the general circulation of the ocean. One step performed here is to develop an integral weak formulation of the lateral pressure forcing that is suitable for usage with a DG method and with a generalized vertical coordinate that includes level, terrain-fitted, isopycnic...

Global Ocean Simulations with an Isopycnic Coordinate Model

Indian Ocean: Validation of the Miami Isopycnic Coordinate Ocean Model and ENSO events during 1958–1998

[1] In the Indian Ocean, in situ data are sparse both in time and space. Therefore, numerical models are one of the major tools for further understanding of the ocean circulation. We have implemented, validated, and done a 40 year simulation experiment forced by synoptic atmospheric data by using the Miami Isopycnic Coordinate Ocean Model (MICOM) not previously used for the Indian Ocean. The si...

Ocean Currents Modeling along the Iranian Coastline of the Oman Sea and the Northern Indian Ocean

The Makran Coast (Iranian Coastline of the Oman Sea on the Northern Indian Ocean) plays an important role in country’s future navigation and trade due to its accessibility. In 2014, the Iranian Makran coastline was selected by the PMO to be studied as the Phase 6 in the series of Monitoring and Modelling Studies of Iranian Coasts with all disciplines being in investigated including currents. Al...