OceanMesh2D 1.0: MATLAB-based software for two-dimensional unstructured mesh generation in coastal ocean modeling

Roberts, Keith J.; Pringle, William J.; Westerink, Joannes J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-1847-2019

Articles | Volume 12, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-1847-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-1847-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 5

Model description paper

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10 May 2019

Model description paper |

| 10 May 2019

OceanMesh2D 1.0: MATLAB-based software for two-dimensional unstructured mesh generation in coastal ocean modeling

Keith J. Roberts, William J. Pringle, and Joannes J. Westerink

Data sets

Datasets for OceanMesh2D V1.0 K. J. Roberts and W. J. Pringle https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2605388

SRTM15_PLUS: Data Fusion of SRTM Land Topography with Measured and Estimated Seafloor topography D. T. Sandwell, J. J. Becker, C. Olson, and A. Jackson ftp://topex.ucsd.edu/pub/srtm15_plus/

Model code and software

CHLNDDEV/OceanMesh2D: OceanMesh2D V1.0 K. J. Roberts and W. J. Pringle https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1341385

Short summary

Computer simulations can be used to reproduce the dynamics of the ocean near the coast. These simulations often use a mesh of triangles to represent the domain since they can be orientated and disparately sized in such a way to accurately fit the coastline shape. This paper describes a software package (OceanMesh2D v1.0) that has been developed in order to automatically and objectively design triangular meshes based on geospatial data inputs that represent the coastline and ocean depths.