Miami Isopycnic Coordinate Ocean Model Output

This archive has three distinct Miami Isopycnic Coordinate Ocean Model (MICOM) outputs. The output grids are for isopycnal layers, at one-twelfth degree spatial and three-day temporal resolution. Water temperature, salinity, and velocity components are the primary output variables. The model domain is the Atlantic Ocean from 65-70N to 28S latitude and in two cases includes the Mediterranean Sea. The three cases are briefly outlined below and differ primarily in the atmospheric forcing that is used.

   * MICOM.ICOADS
      * International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS) mean wind forcing
      * Domain: 28S to 65N, 98W to 17E
      * 16 isopycnal layers
      * Six years of data

   * MICOM.ECMWF
      * ECMWF mean wind forcing
      * Domain 28S to 70N, 98W to 36E, includes the Mediterranean Sea
      * 20 isopycnal layers
      * Three years of data

   * MICOM.DAILY
      * ECMWF 6-hourly forcing (wind, surface radiation, air temperature and humidity)
      * Domain 28S to 70N, 98W to 36E, includes the Mediterranean Sea
      * 20 isopycnal layers
      * 1979-1986

Details about the model forcing, mixing parameterization, bottom topography, computational requirements, and browse graphics are available at the MICOM website [http://oceanmodeling.rsmas.miami.edu]

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  • Thomas Cram
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    UCAR/NCAR - Research Data Archive

Temporal Range

  • Begin:  1979
    End:  1986

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 1979
Temporal Range End 1986
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 70
Bounding Box South Lat -28
Bounding Box West Long -98
Bounding Box East Long 36
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution N/A
Related Links

Related Resource #1 : Numerical Ocean Modeling at RSMAS
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format Binary
Standardized Resource Format Binary
Asset Size 971136 MB
Legal Constraints

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Access Constraints Registration on the RDA web site is a requirement for access to the data.
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name Thomas Cram
Resource Support Email tcram@ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization UCAR/NCAR - Research Data Archive
Distributor NCAR Research Data Archive
Metadata Contact Name N/A
Metadata Contact Email rdahelp@ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization NCAR Research Data Archive

Author Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Publisher Research Data Archive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory
Publication Date 2000-05-05
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/BXY0-R122
Alternate Identifier ds287.1
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category oceans
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2024-01-03T15:11:33-07:00
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.rda::ds287.1
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami. (2000). Miami Isopycnic Coordinate Ocean Model Output. Research Data Archive at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/BXY0-R122. Accessed 19 April 2024.

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