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Model evaluation paper
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05 Dec 2024
Model evaluation paper |
| 05 Dec 2024
| 05 Dec 2024
Evaluation of MITgcm-based ocean reanalyses for the Southern Ocean
Yoshihiro Nakayama
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Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Alena Malyarenko
Te Kura Aronukurangi | School of Earth and Environment, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, Ōtautahi / Christchurch, Aotearoa / New Zealand
Te Puna Pātiotio | Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington, Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington, Aotearoa / New Zealand
Hong Zhang
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Matthis Auger
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Yafei Nie
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China
Ian Fenty
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Matthew Mazloff
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Armin Köhl
Center for Earth System Research and Sustainability (CEN), Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Dimitris Menemenlis
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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Short summary
Global- and basin-scale ocean reanalyses are becoming easily accessible. However, such ocean reanalyses are optimized for their entire model domains and their ability to simulate the Southern Ocean requires evaluation. We conduct intercomparison analyses of Massachusetts Institute of Technology General Circulation Model (MITgcm)-based ocean reanalyses. They generally perform well for the open ocean, but open-ocean temporal variability and Antarctic continental shelves require improvements.
Global- and basin-scale ocean reanalyses are becoming easily accessible. However, such ocean...
