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Development and technical paper
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11 May 2023
Development and technical paper |
| 11 May 2023
| 11 May 2023
Global seamless tidal simulation using a 3D unstructured-grid model (SCHISM v5.10.0)
Y. Joseph Zhang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Center for Coastal Resource Management, Virginia Institute of Marine
Science, College of William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, USA
Tomas Fernandez-Montblanc
Earth Sciences Department, University of Cadiz INMAR, Puerto Real,
11519, Spain
William Pringle
Environmental Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont,
IL 60439, USA
Hao-Cheng Yu
Center for Coastal Resource Management, Virginia Institute of Marine
Science, College of William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, USA
Linlin Cui
Center for Coastal Resource Management, Virginia Institute of Marine
Science, College of William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, USA
Saeed Moghimi
Coastal Survey Development Lab, NOAA National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
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Short summary
Simulating global ocean from deep basins to coastal areas is a daunting task but is important for disaster mitigation efforts. We present a new 3D global ocean model on flexible mesh to study both tidal and nontidal processes and total water prediction. We demonstrate the potential for
seamlesssimulation, on a single mesh, from the global ocean to a few estuaries along the US West Coast. The model can serve as the backbone of a global tide surge and compound flooding forecasting framework.
Simulating global ocean from deep basins to coastal areas is a daunting task but is important...
