Development of BFMCOUPLER (v1.0), the coupling scheme that links the MITgcm and BFM models for ocean biogeochemistry simulations

Cossarini, Gianpiero; Querin, Stefano; Solidoro, Cosimo; Sannino, Gianmaria; Lazzari, Paolo; Biagio, Valeria Di; Bolzon, Giorgio

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-1423-2017

Volume 10, issue 4

Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 1423–1445, 2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-1423-2017
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Volume 10, issue 4

Model description paper 05 Apr 2017

Model description paper | 05 Apr 2017

Development of BFMCOUPLER (v1.0), the coupling scheme that links the MITgcm and BFM models for ocean biogeochemistry simulations

Gianpiero Cossarini et al.

Model code and software

MITgcm-BFM coupler package G. Cossarini https://github.com/gcossarini/BFMCOUPLER/tree/release-1.0

Short summary

The BFMCOUPLER (v1.0) is a coupling scheme that links the MITgcm and BFM models for ocean biogeochemistry simulations. The online coupling is based on an open-source code characterizd by a modular structure. Modularity preserves the potentials of the two models, allowing for a sustainable programming effort to handle future evolutions in the two codes. The BFMCOUPLER code is released along with an idealized problem (a cyclonic gyre in a mid-latitude closed basin).

The BFMCOUPLER (v1.0) is a coupling scheme that links the MITgcm and BFM models for ocean...