A Brief Documentation of the NORPAX Ocean Model,

Abstract

For this report, the physical bases of the NORPAX ocean model are briefly summarized and the numerical schemes and computer software necessary for its execution are presented. Two versions of the model exist at the final stage of the project. One model simulates the ocean under steady, mean forcing of atmospheric conditions and the other simulates seasonal, varying atmospheric forcing conditions. The major difference between the two computer programs lies in the peripheral input/output of imposing boundary conditions at the ocean surface. Each program can easily be modified to fulfill the role of the other. For brevity, only the time-dependant, seasonal varying version of the ocean model is described in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA072564

Entities

People

  • Joseph Chi Kan Huang
  • Jyh Shiew Ching
  • W. M. Shaw

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Difference Equations
  • Grids
  • Heat Energy
  • North Pacific Ocean
  • Oceanography
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Records
  • Storage
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Surface Temperature
  • Topography

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Systems Analysis and Design