Articles | Volume 15, issue 23
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-8705-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-8705-2022
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01 Dec 2022
Model description paper |  | 01 Dec 2022

GULF18, a high-resolution NEMO-based tidal ocean model of the Arabian/Persian Gulf

Diego Bruciaferri, Marina Tonani, Isabella Ascione, Fahad Al Senafi, Enda O'Dea, Helene T. Hewitt, and Andrew Saulter

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More accurate predictions of the Gulf's ocean dynamics are needed. We investigate the impact on the predictive skills of a numerical shelf sea model of the Gulf after changing a few key aspects. Increasing the lateral and vertical resolution and optimising the vertical coordinate system to best represent the leading physical processes at stake significantly improve the accuracy of the simulated dynamics. Additional work may be needed to get real benefit from using a more realistic bathymetry.
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