The MITgcm (MIT General Circulation
- Model) is a numerical model for
- studying the ocean and atmosphere. It is capable of simulating these
- fluids at a wide range of scales and can resolve many different
- processes. It has a non-hydrostatic capability (Marshall et al., JGR 1997a
- & b) and uses the finite volume method to accurately represent the
- bottom boundary position (Adcroft et al., MWR 1998).
The MITgcm (MIT General Circulation + Model) is a numerical model designed for study of the + atmosphere, ocean, and climate. Its non-hydrostatic formulation + enables it to simulate fluid phenomena over a wide range of + scales; its adjoint capability enables it to be applied to + parameter and state estimation problems. By employing fluid + isomorphisms, one hydrodynamical kernel can be used to simulate + flow in both the atmosphere and ocean.
+ +You are welcome to + download and use MITgcm.
+ +Papers charting the development of MITgcm can be found here. +
-Aprilt 13th, 2004 :
+ A new movie by Dimitris Menemenlis and Chris Henze shows ice dynamics + over the North Pole. The viscous-plastic behavior of ice sheets + subject to wind forcing and ocean currents can be clearly + seen in the translucent ice-sheet. The movie can be downloaded + from here (this one is 91MB!). + A set of web pages with summary information regarding MITgcm simulations + being carried out in the ECCO high resolution global ocean state + estimation initiative can be found + here. + ++ +
March 26, 2004. 01:38AM :
+ Congratulations to Alistair and Sonya on the birth this + morning of a 7lb 3oz, 19.5 inches long baby girl, Ariane Jade. ++ +
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January 22, 2004 :
+ A spectacular movie by Chris Henze of NASA AMES beautifully captures an + eddy permitting expanded cube sphere MITgcm simulation being carried out, + as part of the ECCO project, by + Dimitris Menemenlis and others at JPL with help from core MITgcm team members + and staff from NASA AMES. The animation + shows the speed of ocean currents at 15m depth from the simulation, it can be + downloaded here (its 47MB + but worth waiting for!). A second animation with different perspectives and + rotation can be downloaded here. + As described here Dimitris Menemenlis + will be presenting aspects of this calculation at AGU in Portland. + A list of some other AGU 2004 presentation abstracts related to MITgcm can be + found here. ++
December 9th 2003 :