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Model evaluation paper
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Model evaluation paper |
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Performance of the Adriatic Sea and Coast (AdriSC) climate component – a COAWST V3.3-based one-way coupled atmosphere–ocean modelling suite: ocean results
Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I.
Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
Cléa Denamiel
Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I.
Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ivica Vilibić
Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I.
Meštrovića 63, 21000 Split, Croatia
Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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The Adriatic Sea and Coast model was developed due to the need for higher-resolution climate models and longer-term simulations to capture coastal atmospheric and ocean processes at climate scales in the Adriatic Sea. The ocean results of a 31-year-long simulation were compared to the observational data. The evaluation revealed that the model is capable of reproducing the observed physical properties with good accuracy and can be further used to study the dynamics of the Adriatic–Ionian basin.
The Adriatic Sea and Coast model was developed due to the need for higher-resolution climate...
