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GLOBAL TRACMASS MODELS & SIMULATIONS CONFIGURATIONS
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GIM |
ORCA2 |
OCCAM |
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Model |
MICOM 2.4 20 isopycnic layers 1.25°x1.25° till 74°N |
OPA 8.2 Rigid lid, 31 vertical levels 2°x{0.5÷2°cos(phi)}, 2 N. poles |
GFDL-MOM code Free surface, 36 vertical levels 0.25°x0.25°, 2 grids |
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Parameters |
Isopycnal mixing lay. interf. diffus. diapycnal mixing |
Isopycnal mixing TKE Beckmann bottom bnd lay. |
Horizontal diffusion Pacanowski-Philander scheme for tracers and velocity |
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Forcings |
Hellerman & Rosenstein 83 Esbensen & Kushnir 81 Jaeger 76 Restoring on SST & SSS (Levitus 82) "if" sea ice |
ECMWF 15yrs clim.
Robust diagnostic (Levitus 82) in ocean interior (excpt. ML, 1000 km fm coast, tropics) |
ECMWF 6 hrs winds Salt fluxes derived from simulations & Levitus 94 SST restoring (Levitus 94) |
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Simulation |
Annual mean of y50 |
Monthly mean of y10 |
Seasonal mean of last 3yrs |
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