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Williams, 1980, Durran, 1999, Haidvogel and Beckmann, 1999, Kantha
and Clayson, 2000a, Kantha and Clayson, 2000b, and Griffies, 2004,
students aiming to use ocean models will readily learn to scrutinize the
simulation's output in a scientifically sound and rational manner so as
to improve the models, and ultimately to better understand and predict
the ocean.
Acknowledgements
These lectures were prepared for the GODAE Summer School on
Operational Oceanography held at La Londe Les Maures, France from
September 20 to October 1, 2004. I thank the organizers Eric Chassignet and Jacques Verron for inviting me to give these lectures, and
for developing a fine program in a wonderful place. Many students provided important feedback to help develop these lectures, as did Anne
Marie Treguier. I also thank Alistair Adcroft, Bob Hallberg, and Trevor
McDougall for their lessons over the years about generalized vertical
coordinates.
References
Adcroft, A. and Hallberg, R. W. (2004). On methods for solving the oceanic equations
of motion in generalized vertical coordinates. Ocean Modelling, page in press.
Adcroft, A., Hill, C., and Marshall, J. (1997). Representation of topography by shaved
cells in a height coordinate ocean model. Monthly Weather Review, 125:2293-2315.
Adcroft, A., Hill, C., and Marshall, J. (1999). A new treatment of the coriolis terms in
c-grid models at both high and low resolutions. Monthly Weather Review, 127:192&
1936.
Adcroft, Alistair and Campin, Jean-Michel (2004). Rescaled height coordinates for
accurate representation of free-surface flows in ocean circulation models. Ocean
Modelling, 7:269-284.
Arakawa, Akio and Lamb, Vivian R. (1977). The UCLA general circulation model.
In Chang, Julius, editor, Methods in Computational Physics: General Circulation
Models of the Atmosphere, volume 17, pages 174-265. Academic Press.
Black, Thomas L. (1994). The new NMC mesoscale eta model: description and forecast
examples. Weather and Forecasting, 9:265-278.
Blayo, Eric and Debreu, L. (1999). Adaptive mesh refinement for finite difference
ocean model: some first experiments. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 29:123%
1250.
Bleck, Rainer (2002). An oceanic general circulation model frame in hybrid isopycniccartesian coordinates. Ocean Modelling, 4:55-88.
Bryan, K. (1969). A numerical method for the study of the circulation of the world
ocean. Journal of Computational Physics, 4:347-376.
Campin, Jean-Michel, Adcroft, Alistair, Hill, Chris, and Marshall, John (2004). Conservation of properties in a free-surface model. Ocean Modelling, 6:221-244.
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Williams, 1980, Durran, 1999, Haidvogel and Beckmann, 1999, Kantha
and Clayson, 2000a, Kantha and Clayson, 2000b, and Griffies, 2004,
students aiming to use ocean models will readily learn to scrutinize the
simulation's output in a scientifically sound and rational manner so as
to improve the models, and ultimately to better understand and predict
the ocean.
Acknowledgements
These lectures were prepared for the GODAE Summer School on
Operational Oceanography held at La Londe Les Maures, France from
September 20 to October 1, 2004. I thank the organizers Eric Chassignet and Jacques Verron for inviting me to give these lectures, and
for developing a fine program in a wonderful place. Many students provided important feedback to help develop these lectures, as did Anne
Marie Treguier. I also thank Alistair Adcroft, Bob Hallberg, and Trevor
McDougall for their lessons over the years about generalized vertical
coordinates.
References
Adcroft, A. and Hallberg, R. W. (2004). On methods for solving the oceanic equations
of motion in generalized vertical coordinates. Ocean Modelling, page in press.
Adcroft, A., Hill, C., and Marshall, J. (1997). Representation of topography by shaved
cells in a height coordinate ocean model. Monthly Weather Review, 125:2293-2315.
Adcroft, A., Hill, C., and Marshall, J. (1999). A new treatment of the coriolis terms in
c-grid models at both high and low resolutions. Monthly Weather Review, 127:192&
1936.
Adcroft, Alistair and Campin, Jean-Michel (2004). Rescaled height coordinates for
accurate representation of free-surface flows in ocean circulation models. Ocean
Modelling, 7:269-284.
Arakawa, Akio and Lamb, Vivian R. (1977). The UCLA general circulation model.
In Chang, Julius, editor, Methods in Computational Physics: General Circulation
Models of the Atmosphere, volume 17, pages 174-265. Academic Press.
Black, Thomas L. (1994). The new NMC mesoscale eta model: description and forecast
examples. Weather and Forecasting, 9:265-278.
Blayo, Eric and Debreu, L. (1999). Adaptive mesh refinement for finite difference
ocean model: some first experiments. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 29:123%
1250.
Bleck, Rainer (2002). An oceanic general circulation model frame in hybrid isopycniccartesian coordinates. Ocean Modelling, 4:55-88.
Bryan, K. (1969). A numerical method for the study of the circulation of the world
ocean. Journal of Computational Physics, 4:347-376.
Campin, Jean-Michel, Adcroft, Alistair, Hill, Chris, and Marshall, John (2004). Conservation of properties in a free-surface model. Ocean Modelling, 6:221-244.