Introducing LAB60: A 1∕60° NEMO 3.6 numerical simulation of the Labrador Sea

Pennelly, Clark; Myers, Paul G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-4959-2020

Articles | Volume 13, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-4959-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-4959-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 10

Model experiment description paper

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19 Oct 2020

Model experiment description paper |

| 19 Oct 2020

Introducing LAB60: A 1∕60° NEMO 3.6 numerical simulation of the Labrador Sea

Clark Pennelly and Paul G. Myers

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-4959-2020-supplement

Model code and software

A 1/60 degree NEMO configuration within the Labrador Sea: LAB60 C. Pennelly https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3762748

Video supplement

Relative vorticity of the LAB60 ocean sea-ice simulation: 2004-2013 Clark Pennelly and Paul G. Myers https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-2yts-nw62

Stratification strength of the LAB60 ocean sea-ice simulation: 2004-2013 Clark Pennelly and Paul G. Myers https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-nen0-g831

Mixed layer depth of the LAB60 ocean sea-ice simulation: 2004-2013 Clark Pennelly and Paul G. Myers https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-m6rk-h867

Greenland runoff tracer of the LAB60 ocean sea-ice simulation: 2004-2013 Clark Pennelly and Paul G. Myers https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-43mg-db88

Irminger Water tracer of the LAB60 ocean sea-ice simulation: 2004-2013 Clark Pennelly and Paul G. Myers https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-zwkr-0w35

Labrador Sea Water tracer of the LAB60 ocean sea-ice simulation: 2004-2013 Clark Pennelly and Paul G. Myers https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-7295-ks15

Short summary

A high-resolution ocean simulation was carried out within the Labrador Sea, a region that low-resolution climate simulations may misrepresent. We show that small-scale eddies and their associated transport are better resolved at higher resolution than at lower resolution. These eddies transport important properties to the interior of the Labrador Sea, impacting the stratification and reducing the convection extent so that it is far more accurate when compared to what observations suggest.