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

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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 N/A
Bounding Box South Lat N/A
Bounding Box West Long N/A
Bounding Box East Long N/A
Spatial Representation N/A
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 971136.17 MB
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Distributor NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange
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Author Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 2000-05-05
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/BXY0-R122
Alternate Identifier d287001
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category oceans
Progress completed
Metadata Date 2025-10-09T01:22:51Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d287001
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami. (2000). Miami Isopycnic Coordinate Ocean Model Output. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/BXY0-R122. Accessed 11 October 2025.

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