Model:DROG3D

DROG3D

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Spatial dimensions	3D
Spatial extent	Regional-Scale
Model domain	Coastal, Marine
One-line model description	3-DIMENSIONAL DROGUE TRACKING ALGORITHM FOR A FINITE ELEMENT GRID WITH LINEAR FINITE ELEMENTS
Extended model description	DROG3D tracks passive drogues with given harmonic velocity field(s) in a 3-D finite element mesh

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Name	Brian Blanton
Type of contact	Technical contact
Institute / Organization	Department of Marine Sciences, Univerisity of North Carolina
Postal address 1	Ocean Processes Numerical Methods Laboratory Curriculum in Marine Science
Postal address 2	15-1 Venable Hall, CB #3300
Town / City	Chapel Hill
Postal code	27599
State	North Carolina
Country	United States
Email address	Brian_Blanton@unc.edu
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Supported platforms	Linux
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Programming language	Fortran77
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Code optimized	Single Processor
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Source code availability (Or provide future intension)	Through web repository
Source web address	http://www-nml.dartmouth.edu/Software/drog3d/
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Featured reference(s)	Open Access Status	Year	Type of Reference	Cited
MacFadyen, Amoreena; Hickey, Barbara M.; Foreman, Michael G.G.; 2005. Transport of surface waters from the Juan de Fuca eddy region to the Washington coast. Continental Shelf Research, 252008–2021. 10.1016/j.csr.2005.07.005	closed	2005	a module application description	74