Articles | Volume 15, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-617-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-617-2022
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26 Jan 2022
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The Whole Antarctic Ocean Model (WAOM v1.0): development and evaluation

Ole Richter, David E. Gwyther, Benjamin K. Galton-Fenzi, and Kaitlin A. Naughten

Data sets

kuechenrole/antarctic_melting: Post- and preprocessing tools for the ROMS Whole Antarctic Ocean Model Ole Richter https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3738998

Model code and software

kuechenrole/waom: Whole Antarctic Ocean Model Ole Richter, Ben-Galton Fenzi, David Gwyther, and Kaitlin Naughten https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3738985

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Short summary
Here we present an improved model of the Antarctic continental shelf ocean and demonstrate that it is capable of reproducing present-day conditions. The improvements are fundamental and regard the inclusion of tides and ocean eddies. We conclude that the model is well suited to gain new insights into processes that are important for Antarctic ice sheet retreat and global ocean changes. Hence, the model will ultimately help to improve projections of sea level rise and climate change.