:Authors: NEMO System Team :Release: |release| :Date: |today| `NEMO`_ for *Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean* is a state-of-the-art modelling framework for research activities and forecasting services in ocean and climate sciences. .. contents:: :local: Overview ======== The NEMO ocean model has 3 major components: - |OPA| models the ocean [thermo]dynamics and solves the primitive equations (``./src/OCE``) :cite:`NEMO_manual`; - |SI3| simulates ice [thermo]dynamics, brine inclusions and subgrid-scale thickness variations (``./src/ICE``) :cite:`SI3_manual`; - |TOP| models the [on|off]line oceanic tracers transport and the biogeochemical processes (``./src/MBG``) :cite:`TOP_manual`. These physical core engines are described in their respective that must be cited for any work related to their use. Applications and capabilities ============================= Not only does the NEMO framework model the ocean circulation, it offers various features to enable - Create :doc:`embedded zooms ` seamlessly with 2-way nesting package `AGRIF`_. - :doc:`Low cost biogeochemistry ` and :doc:`alternative model opportunity `. - Versatile :doc:`assimilation `. - :doc:`Output diagnostics ` with `XIOS`_ server. - :doc:`Coupling ` via `OASIS`_ for Earth system modelling. | Several :doc:`builtins configurations ` are provided to assess the skills and performances of the model which can be used as templates for :doc:`setting up a new configuration ` (``./cfgs``). | The end user could also find some :doc:`idealised test cases ` online to serve as templates and to study particular processes (``./tests``). A set of :doc:`utilities ` is also provided to [pre|post]process your data (``./tools``). Literature ========== :doc:`install` The reference documentation is archived online +-------+-------------------+----------------+ | | Reference manual | |NEMO manual|_ | | |OPA| +-------------------+----------------+ | | Quick start guide | |NEMO guide|_ | +-------+-------------------+----------------+ | |SI3| | |SI3 manual|_ | +---------------------------+----------------+ | |TOP| | |TOP manual|_ | +---------------------------+----------------+ .. |NEMO manual| image:: http://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.1464816.svg .. |NEMO guide| image:: http://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.1475325.svg .. |SI3 manual| image:: http://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.1471689.svg .. |TOP manual| image:: http://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.1471700.svg | Reference manuals and quick start guide can be build from source and exported to HTML or PDF (``./doc``). | In any case, one can find them online: Since 2014 the project has a `Special Issue `_ in the open-access journal Geoscientific Model Development (GMD) from the European Geosciences Union (EGU). The main scope is to collect relevant manuscripts covering various topics and to provide a single portal to assess the model potential and evolution. Used by a wide audience, numerous :website:`associated projects ` have been carried out and extensive :website:`bibliography ` published. Community development ===================== | The NEMO Consortium pulling together 5 European institutes (`CMCC`_, `CNRS`_, `MOI`_, `Met Office`_ and `NERC`_) plans the sustainable development in order to keep a reliable evolving framework since 2008. | It defines the |NEMO strategy|_ which is implemented by the System Team on a yearly basis in order to release a new version almost every four years. .. |NEMO strategy| replace:: multi-year development strategy When the need arises, :forge:`working groups ` are created or resumed to gather the community expertise for advising on the development activities.