A Community Terrain-Following Ocean Modeling System

Abstract

The long term goal is to design, to develop and to test the next generation primitive equation, Terrain-following Ocean Modeling System (TOMS) for high-resolution scientific and operational applications ranging from coastal to basin scales. The main objective of this new ONR ocean modeling initiative is to evaluate and to include in TOMS current advances in numerical techniques, computational performance, parallelization, nesting, sub-grid scale parameterizations, and data assimilation. Of particular interest is to develop a generalized terrain-following vertical coordinate system and associated accurate, pressure gradient scheme that provides better flexibility when dealing with complex steep and tall topography. The modular design in TOMS will provide easy coupling with regional operational atmospheric models (like COAMPS), bio-optical models, geochemical models, and sediment transport models.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2000
Accession Number
ADA609803

Entities

People

  • Hernan G. Arango

Organizations

  • Rutgers University–New Brunswick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Assimilation
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Communities
  • Coordinate Systems
  • High Resolution
  • Models
  • New Brunswick
  • North Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceans
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Sedimentation
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Estimation
  • Terrain
  • Terrain Following

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers