Isopycnic Modeling of Ocean Circulation
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Ocean circulation modeling, isentropic coordinate, generalized vertical coordinates, global overturning circulation, MICOM, HYCOMAbstract
The history of ocean circulation models utilizing sea water potential density as a vertical coordinate is described. After a brief review of several models belonging to this class, emphasis in this article shifts to the ocean models MICOM and HYCOM developed by the authors and others at the University of Miami during the period 1980– 2010.
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