Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
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Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-5465-2020
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Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
Development and technical paper
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10 Nov 2020
Development and technical paper |  | 10 Nov 2020

Multi-grid algorithm for passive tracer transport in the NEMO ocean circulation model: a case study with the NEMO OGCM (version 3.6)

Clément Bricaud, Julien Le Sommer, Gurvan Madec, Christophe Calone, Julie Deshayes, Christian Ethe, Jérôme Chanut, and Marina Levy

Data sets

Model outputs for "Multi-grid algorithm for passive tracer transport in NEMO ocean circulation model" Clément Bricaud https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3547421

Model code and software

Code, scripts and input files for "Multi-grid algorithm for passive tracer transport in NEMO ocean circulation model: a case study with NEMO OGCM (version 3.6)" paper. Clément Bricaud https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3615356

NEMO v3.6 Clément Bricaud https://forge.ipsl.jussieu.fr/nemo/browser/NEMO/branches/2018/dev_r5003_MERCATOR6_CRS

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Short summary
In order to reduce the cost of ocean biogeochemical models, a multi-grid approach where ocean dynamics and tracer transport are computed with different spatial resolution has been developed in the NEMO v3.6 OGCM. Different experiments confirm that the spatial resolution of hydrodynamical fields can be coarsened without significantly affecting the resolved passive tracer fields. This approach leads to a factor of 7 reduction of the overhead associated with running a full biogeochemical model.
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Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean - NEMO