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Summary Contact Technical specs In/Output Process Testing Other Other Component info Also known as Model type Modular Model part of larger framework Note on status model Date note status model Spatial dimensions 3D Spatial extent Global Model domain Climate 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. Keywords: Name Nicole 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 United States Email address nicole.lovenduski@colorado.edu Phone Fax Supported platforms Unix, Linux, Mac OS Other platform Programming language Fortran90 Other program language Code optimized Multiple Processors Multiple processors implemented Nr of distributed processors Nr of shared processors Start year development 1997 Does model development still take place? Yes If above answer is no, provide end year model development Code development status When did you indicate the 'code development status'? Model availability Source code availability (Or provide future intension) Through web repository Source web address http://mitgcm.org/ Source csdms web address Program license type Other Program license type other -- 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. 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 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 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 Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? Is there a manual available? No Upload manual if available: Model website if any Model forum / discussion board Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers? Is there a manual available? Yes Upload manual if available: Media:Manual_MITgcm.pdf Model website if any Model forum / discussion board Comments Notice: Code is freely available through the following site: http://mitgcm.org/ No need to register This part will be filled out by CSDMS staff OpenMI compliant No but possible BMI compliant No but possible WMT component No but possible PyMT component Is this a data component Can be coupled with:

Model info Authors Nicole Lovenduski Source code Go to external source code site Model citations Nr. of publications: 121 Total citations: 7909 h-index: 35 m-quotient: 0.76 QR-code Link to this page Other models by author MITgcm

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Nr. of publications:	121
Total citations:	7909
h-index:	35
m-quotient:	0.76

Featured publication(s)	Year	Model described	Type of Reference	Citations
Marshall, John; Hill, Chris; Perelman, Lev; Adcroft, Alistair; 1997. Hydrostatic, quasi-hydrostatic, and nonhydrostatic ocean modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 102, 5733–5752. 10.1029/96JC02776 (View/edit entry)	1997	MITgcm	Model overview	1366
Marshall, J.; Adcroft, A.; Hill, C.; Perelman, L.; Heisey, C. 1997. A finite-volume, incompressible Navier Stokes model for studies of the ocean on parallel computers. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 102, 5753–5766. 10.1029/96JC02775 (View/edit entry)	1997	MITgcm	Model overview	2385
Bett, D.T.; Bradley, A.T.; Williams, C.R.; Holland, P.R.; Arthern, R.J.; Goldberg, D.N.; 2024. Coupled ice–ocean interactions during future retreat of West Antarctic ice streams in the Amundsen Sea sector. The Cryosphere, 18, . 0.5194/tc-18-2653-2024 (View/edit entry)	2024	MITgcm WAVI.jl	Model application	2
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