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Modeler information
First name Tal
Last name Ezer
Type of contact Project manager
Institute / Organization Old Dominion University
Postal address 1 Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography
Postal address 2 4111 Monarch Way
Town / City Norfolk
Postal code 23508
State Virginia
Country USA
Email address tezer@odu.edu
Phone 757-683-5631
Fax


Additional modeler information
First name Lie-Yauw
Last name Oey
Type of contact Model developer
Institute / Organization
Postal address 1
Postal address 2
Town / City
Postal code
State
Country
Email address
Phone
Fax


Model identity
Model type Single
Spatial dimensions 3D
Spatial extent
Model domain
One-line model description POM: Sigma coordinate coastal & basin circulation model
Extended model description The Princeton Ocean Model (POM), a simple-to-run yet powerful ocean modeling code that is able to simulate a wide-range of problems: circulation and mixing processes in rivers, estuaries, shelf and slope, lakes, semi-enclosed seas and open and global ocean. POM is a sigma coordinate, free surface ocean model with embedded turbulence and wave sub-models, and wet-dry capability. It has been one of the first coastal ocean models freely available to users, with currently over 3000 users from 70 countries.

For more details see: http://www.aos.princeton.edu/WWWPUBLIC/htdocs.pom/


Model technical information
Supported platforms Unix, Linux, Windows
Other platform
Programming language Fortran77, Fortran90
Other program language
Code optimized
Start year development 1982
Does model development still take place? Yes
If above answer is no, provide end year model development
Model availability As code, As teaching tool
Source code availability
(Or provide future intension)
Through owner
Source web address
Program license type GPL v2
Program license type other
OpenMI compliant No but possible
CCA component No but possible
IRF interface No but possible
Memory requirements --
Typical run time --


Input - Output description
Describe input parameters Topography, temperature, salinity, wind, heat/salt fluxes. Determine by user and application.
Input format ASCII, Binary
Other input format NetCDF
Describe output parameters 3D fields of temperature, salinity, velocity, turbulent kinetic energy; 2D fields of surface elevation, vertically averaged velocity, stream function.
Output format ASCII, Binary
Other output format NetCDF
Pre-processing software needed? No
Describe pre-processing software
Post-processing software needed? Yes
Describe post-processing software Matlab package and other Fortran routines
Visualization software needed? Yes
If above answer is yes Matlab
Other visualization software


Process description model
Describe processes represented by the model Any 3D ocean circulation, mixing, dispersion processes, etc
Describe key physical parameters and equations Primitive equations for momentum, heat and salt fluxes, as well as TKE equations.
Describe length scale and resolution constraints Model used for grid size ranging from ~1m to 1000km
Describe time scale and resolution constraints CFL condition
Describe any numerical limitations and issues --


Model testing
Describe available calibration data sets Testing described in various papers (see web page)
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
Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? There are over 3000 users from 70 countries registered in the POM users data base.


Documentation model
Provide key papers on model if any User's guide available from POM web site.
Is there a manual available? Yes
Upload manual if available:
Model website if any http://www.aos.princeton.edu/WWWPUBLIC/htdocs.pom/
Model forum / discussion board


Additional comments
Comments Web page includes additional information on code development, annual meetings, applications and searchable data base of over 1000 POM related journal publications.


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See POM website: http://www.aos.princeton.edu/WWWPUBLIC/PROFS/waddownload.html