Horizontal (0.1 deg. x 0.1
deg.)
Vertical (54 levels with variable grid width)
Integration period:
50 year
Bathymetry:
1/30 deg. OCCAM data set with
the use of partial cell
Initial condition:
Annual mean
temperature and salinity fields (WOA98) with zero velocity
Forcing:
Monthly mean NCEP/NCAR reanalysis
data sets are used for momentum, heat and salinity fluxes.
Surface salinity field is relaxed to monthly mean climatology
(WOA98). Restoring time-scale is 60 day for the mixed
layer of the 50 m thickness.
Artificial boundary
condition:
Temperature and salinity fields
are relaxed to monthly mean climatology (WOA98).
Parameterizations:
Bi-harmonic smoother and KPP
(vh=-27 x 109 m4s-1, kh=-9 x 109 m4s-1)
Coefficients are proportional to the cube of the longitudinal
grid spacing (Smith et al., 2000).
