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| Modeler information | |
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| First name | Nicole |
| Last name | Lovenduski |
| Type of contact | Project manager |
| Institute / Organization | University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Postal address 1 | Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research |
| Postal address 2 | Campus Box 450 |
| Town / City | Boulder |
| Postal code | 80309 |
| State | Colorado |
| Country | USA |
| Email address | nicole.lovenduski@colorado.edu |
| Phone | |
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| Model identity | |
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| Model type | Modular |
| Spatial dimensions | 3D |
| Spatial extent | Global |
| Model domain | |
| One-line model description | The MITgcm (MIT General Circulation Model) is a numerical model designed for study of the atmosphere, ocean, and climate. |
| Extended model description | The MITgcm (MIT General Circulation Model) is a numerical model designed for study of the atmosphere, ocean, and climate. Its non-hydrostatic formulation enables it to simulate fluid phenomena over a wide range of scales; its adjoint capability enables it to be applied to parameter and state estimation problems. By employing fluid isomorphisms, one hydrodynamical kernel can be used to simulate flow in both the atmosphere and ocean. |
| Model technical information | |
|---|---|
| Supported platforms | Unix, Linux, Mac OS |
| Other platform | |
| Programming language | Fortran90 |
| Other program language | |
| Code optimized | Parallel
Computing |
| Start year development | 1997 |
| Does model development still take place? | Yes |
| If above answer is no, provide end year model development | |
| Model availability | As executable |
| Source code availability (Or provide future intension) | Through web repository |
| Source web address | http://mitgcm.org/ |
| Program license type | Other |
| Program license type other | -- |
| OpenMI compliant | No but possible |
| CCA component | No but possible |
| IRF interface | No but possible |
| Memory requirements | Memory requirements range from around 10^7 bytes (≈ 10 megabytes) to 10^11 bytes (≈ 100 gigabytes). |
| Typical run time | Run time can range from minutes to weeks, depending on length of simulation and size/resolution of domain. |
| Input - Output description | |
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| Describe input parameters | |
| Input format | Binary |
| Other input format | |
| Describe output parameters | |
| Output format | Binary |
| Other output format | NetCDF |
| Pre-processing software needed? | No |
| Describe pre-processing software | |
| Post-processing software needed? | No |
| Describe post-processing software | |
| Visualization software needed? | No |
| If above answer is yes | |
| Other visualization software | |
| Process description model | |
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| Describe processes represented by the model | too many to describe |
| Describe key physical parameters and equations | too many to describe |
| Describe length scale and resolution constraints | |
| Describe time scale and resolution constraints | |
| Describe any numerical limitations and issues | |
| Model testing | |
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| Describe available calibration data sets | |
| Upload calibration data sets if available: | |
| Describe available test data sets | |
| Upload test data sets if available: | |
| Describe ideal data for testing | |
| Users groups model | |
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| Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? | |
| Documentation model | |
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| Provide key papers on model if any | Hill, C. and J. Marshall, (1995), Application of a Parallel Navier-Stokes Model to Ocean Circulation in Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics, In Proceedings of Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics: Implementations and Results Using Parallel Computers, 545-552. Elsevier Science B.V.: New York
Marshall, J., C. Hill, L. Perelman, and A. Adcroft, (1997), Hydrostatic, quasi-hydrostatic, and nonhydrostatic ocean modeling, J. Geophysical Res., 102(C3), 5733-5752. Marshall, J., A. Adcroft, C. Hill, L. Perelman, and C. Heisey, (1997), A finite-volume, incompressible Navier Stokes model for studies of the ocean on parallel computers, J. Geophysical Res.,102(C3),5753-5766. Adcroft,A.J.,Hill,C.N. and J.Marshall,(1997), Representation of topography by shaved cells in a height coordinate ocean model, Mon Wea Rev, vol 125, 2293-2315. Marshall,J.,Jones,H.andC.Hill,(1998), Efficient ocean modeling using non-hydrostatic algorithms, Journal of Marine Systems,18,115-134. Adcroft,A.,Hill C.and J.Marshall:(1999), A new treatment of the Coriolis terms in C-grid models at both high and low resolutions, Mon. Wea. Rev. Vol 127, pages 1928-1936. Hill, C, Adcroft, A., Jamous, D.,and J.Marshall,(1999), A Strategy for Terascale Climate Modeling. In Proceedings of the Eighth ECMWF Workshop on the Use of Parallel Processors in Meteorology, pages 406-425, World Scientific Publishing Co:UK. Marotzke,J,Giering,R.,Zhang,K.Q.,Stammer,D.,Hill,C.,and T.Lee,(1999),Construction of the adjoint MIT ocean general circulation model and application to Atlantic heat transport variability, J. Geophysical Res., 104(C12), 29, 529-29,547. |
| Is there a manual available? | Yes |
| Upload manual if available: | Media:Manual.pdf |
| Model website if any | http://mitgcm.org/ |
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