Articles | Volume 15, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-4297-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-4297-2022
Development and technical paper
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02 Jun 2022
Development and technical paper |  | 02 Jun 2022

ROMSPath v1.0: offline particle tracking for the Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS)

Elias J. Hunter, Heidi L. Fuchs, John L. Wilkin, Gregory P. Gerbi, Robert J. Chant, and Jessica C. Garwood

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ROMSPath is an offline particle tracking model tailored for use with output from Regional Ocean Modeling System (ROMS) simulations. It is an update to an established system, the Lagrangian TRANSport (LTRANS) model, including a number of improvements. These include a modification of the model coordinate system which improved accuracy and numerical efficiency, and added functionality for nested grids and Stokes drift.
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