Welcome to MITgcm’s user manual¶
- 1. Overview
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Illustrations of the model in action
- 1.2.1. Global atmosphere: ‘Held-Suarez’ benchmark
- 1.2.2. Ocean gyres
- 1.2.3. Global ocean circulation
- 1.2.4. Convection and mixing over topography
- 1.2.5. Boundary forced internal waves
- 1.2.6. Parameter sensitivity using the adjoint of MITgcm
- 1.2.7. Global state estimation of the ocean
- 1.2.8. Ocean biogeochemical cycles
- 1.2.9. Simulations of laboratory experiments
- 1.3. Continuous equations in ‘r’ coordinates
- 1.4. Appendix ATMOSPHERE
- 1.5. Appendix OCEAN
- 1.6. Appendix OPERATORS
- 2. Getting Started with MITgcm
- 3. Contributing to the MITgcm
- 4. MITgcm Example Experiments
- 5. Physical Parameterizations - Packages I
- 5.1. Overview
- 5.2. Packages Related to Hydrodynamical Kernel
- 5.3. General purpose numerical infrastructure packages
- 5.4. Ocean Packages
- 5.4.1. GMREDI: Gent-McWilliams/Redi SGS Eddy Parameterization
- 5.4.2. KPP: Nonlocal K-Profile Parameterization for Vertical Mixing
- 5.4.3. GGL90: a TKE vertical mixing scheme
- 5.4.4. OPPS: Ocean Penetrative Plume Scheme
- 5.4.5. KL10: Vertical Mixing Due to Breaking Internal Waves
- 5.4.6. BULK_FORCE: Bulk Formula Package
- 5.4.7. EXF: The external forcing package
- 5.4.8. CAL: The calendar package
- 5.5. Atmosphere Packages
- 5.6. Sea Ice Packages
- 6. References