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ISOM 1.0: a fully mesoscale-resolving idealized Southern Ocean model and the diversity of multiscale eddy interactions
Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, China
Xi Wang
Aerospace NewSky Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
Hailong Liu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao, China
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Pengfei Lin
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Jiangfeng Yu
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Zipeng Yu
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Junlin Wei
Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, China
Xiang Han
Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Short summary
We propose the concept of mesoscale ocean direct numerical simulation (MODNS), which should resolve the first baroclinic deformation radius and ensure the numerical dissipative effects do not directly contaminate the mesoscale motions. It can be a benchmark for testing mesoscale ocean large eddy simulation (MOLES) methods in ocean models. We build an idealized Southern Ocean model using MITgcm to generate a type of MODNS. We also illustrate the diversity of multiscale eddy interactions.
We propose the concept of mesoscale ocean direct numerical simulation (MODNS), which should...
