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gfdl on-line bibliography > 2005 citations
Ocean Weather Forecasting: an integrated view of Oceanography
| Griffies, S. M., 2005: Some ocean model fundamentals. In: Ocean Weather Forecasting: an integrated view of Oceanography. E. P. Chassignet & J. Verron, eds., Berlin, Germany: Springer, 19-74. |
| Abstract: The purpose of these lectures is to present elements of the equations and algorithms used in numerical models of the large-scale ocean circulation. Such models generally integrate the ocean's primitive equations, which are based on Newton's Laws applied to a continuum fluid under hydrostatic balance in a spherical geometry, along with linear irreversible thermodynamics and subgrid scale (SGS) parameterizations. During formulations of both the kinematics and dynamics, we highlight issues related to the use of a generalized vertical coordinate. The vertical coordinate is arguably the most critical element determining how a model is designed and applications to which a model is of use. |