Articles | Volume 14, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-1125-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-1125-2021
Development and technical paper
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25 Feb 2021
Development and technical paper |  | 25 Feb 2021

Global storm tide modeling with ADCIRC v55: unstructured mesh design and performance

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

Data sets

Global Storm Tide Modeling on Unstructured Meshes with ADCIRC v55 - Simulation Results and Model Setup: V1 William J. Pringle https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3759896

Model code and software

Global Storm Tide Modeling on Unstructured Meshes with ADCIRC v55 - Simulation Results and Model Setup: V2 William J. Pringle https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3911282

CHLNDDEV/OceanMesh2D: OceanMesh2D V3.0.0 William J. Pringle and Keith J. Roberts https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3721137

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Short summary
We improve and test a computer model that simulates tides and storm surge over all of Earth's oceans and seas. The model varies mesh resolution (triangular element sizes) freely so that coastal areas, especially storm landfall locations, are well-described. We develop systematic tests of the resolution in order to suggest good mesh design criteria that balance computational efficiency with accuracy for both global astronomical tides and coastal storm tides under extreme weather forcing.