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Articles | Volume 8, issue 10
Articles | Volume 8, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3471-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3471-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 8, issue 10
Development and technical paper
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29 Oct 2015
Development and technical paper |  | 29 Oct 2015

On the use of Schwarz–Christoffel conformal mappings to the grid generation for global ocean models

S. Xu, B. Wang, and J. Liu

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This article applies Schwarz-Christoffel (SC) conformal mappings for single-connected and multiple-connected regions to the generation of general orthogonal grids for OGCMs, to achieve 1) the enlarged lat-lon proportion, 2) the removal of landmass and easier load balancing, 3) better spatial resolution on continental boundaries, and 4) alignment of grid lines to large-scale coastlines. The generated grids could be readily utilized by the majority of OGCMs that support general orthogonal grids.
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