Realistic test cases for limited area ocean modelling

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-34

  Herzfeld, M ^a   Schmidt, M ^b   Griffies, S M ^c   Liang, Z ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary conditions; Mathematical modelling; Modelling; Open boundary conditions; Radiation conditions

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUES; COARSE GRID; COASTAL REGIONS; DISCRETIZATIONS; DOWN-SCALING; LIMITED AREA MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MODEL APPLICATION; MODEL CONFIGURATION; MODELLING; MODULAR OCEAN MODEL; OCEAN MODELLING; OPEN BOUNDARIES; OPEN BOUNDARY CONDITION; OPEN BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; OPEN BOUNDARY PROBLEMS; OPERATIONAL USE; RADIATION CONDITIONS; REGIONAL MODEL; TEST CASE; TIDAL RESPONSE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TURBULENCE CLOSURES;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COASTAL ZONES; STORMS; TESTING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 79952005223     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2010.12.008     Document Type: Review

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