Rescaled height coordinates for accurate representation of free-surface flows in ocean circulation models

By Alistair Adcroft, Jean-Michel Campin. 2004

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Subfields: Atmospheric Science, Oceanography

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The GFDL CM3 Coupled Climate Model: Characteristics of the Ocean and Sea Ice Simulations (2011, methodology): “We chose in CM3 to exploit this added generality by using the z * vertical coordinate of Stacey et al. (1995) and Adcroft and Campin (2004), deﬁned according to In this equation, z 5 h ( x , y , t ) is the deviation of the ocean free surface from a state of rest at z 5 0, and z 5 2 H ( x , y ) is…”
OMIP contribution to CMIP6: experimental and diagnostic protocol for the physical component of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (2016, methodology): “For examples focused on oceanographic problems, see Adcroft et al. (1997), Adcroft et al.”
A multi-resolution approach to global ocean modeling (2013, methodology): “…where all layers have a fixed thickness except for the top layer; z⁄, where all layer thicknesses compress in proportion to the sea surface height (Adcroft and Campin, 2004); z-tilde, where thicknesses respond to high-frequency oscillations in a Lagrangian manner (Leclair and Madec, 2011); and…”
Modeling ice shelf cavities in a z coordinate ocean general circulation model (2008, methodology): “This can be achieved with the help of a surface following coordinate system [ Adcroft and Campin, 2004 ].”
On the formulation of sea-ice models. Part 1: Effects of different solver implementations and parameterizations (2010, methodology): “The model employs the rescaled vertical coordinate “z∗”244 (Adcroft and Campin, 2004) with partial-cell formulation of Adcroft et al.245 (1997), which permits accurate representation of the bathymetry.”
The DOE E3SM Coupled Model Version 1: Overview and Evaluation at Standard Resolution (2019, methodology): “Currently, MPAS-Ocean utilizes a z star coordinate (Adcroft & Campin, 2004), which is broadly consistent with a traditional z level coordinate in the deeper ocean.”
The ocean’s role in setting the mean position of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (2013, methodology): “This is made possible by the use of the rescaled height coordinate zH (Adcroft and Campin 2004) which allows for a realistic treatment of the sea ice–ocean interface.”