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r11176 r11433 1 % ================================================================ 2 % Foreword 3 % ================================================================ 4 \chapter*{Foreword} 1 %% ================================================================ 2 %% Abstract 3 %% ================================================================ 5 4 6 The ocean engine of NEMO (Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean) is a primitive equation model adapted to 7 regional and global ocean circulation problems. 8 It is intended to be a flexible tool for studying the ocean and its interactions with the others components of 9 the earth climate system over a wide range of space and time scales. 5 %% Common part between NEMO-SI3-TOP 6 \NEMO\ (``Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean'') is a framework of ocean-related engines. 7 It is intended to be a flexible tool for studying the ocean dynamics and thermodynamics (``blue ocean''), 8 as well as its interactions with the components of the Earth climate system over 9 a wide range of space and time scales. 10 Within \NEMO, the ocean engine is interfaced with a sea-ice model (\SIcube\ or 11 \href{http://github.com/CICE-Consortium/CICE}{CICE}), 12 passive tracers and biogeochemical models (\TOP) and, 13 via the \href{http://portal.enes.org/oasis}{OASIS} coupler, 14 with several atmospheric general circulation models. 15 It also supports two-way grid embedding by means of the \href{http://agrif.imag.fr}{AGRIF} software. 10 16 17 %% Specific part 18 The primitive equation model is adapted to regional and global ocean circulation problems down to 19 kilometric scale. 11 20 Prognostic variables are the three-dimensional velocity field, a non-linear sea surface height, 12 21 the \textit{Conservative} Temperature and the \textit{Absolute} Salinity. 13 In the horizontal direction, the model uses a curvilinear orthogonal grid and in the vertical direction, 14 a full or partial step $z$-coordinate, or $s$-coordinate, or a mixture of the two. 22 In the horizontal direction, the model uses a curvilinear orthogonal grid and 23 in the vertical direction, a full or partial step $z$-coordinate, or $s$-coordinate, or 24 a mixture of the two. 15 25 The distribution of variables is a three-dimensional Arakawa C-type grid. 16 Various physical choices are available to describe ocean physics, including TKE, and GLS vertical physics. 17 18 Within NEMO, the ocean is interfaced with a sea-ice model (SI$^3$) 19 %or \href{https://github.com/CICE-Consortium/CICE}{CICE}), 20 passive tracer and biogeochemical models (TOP-PISCES) and, 21 via the \href{https://portal.enes.org/oasis}{OASIS} coupler, with several atmospheric general circulation models. 22 It also support two-way grid embedding via the \href{http://agrif.imag.fr}{AGRIF} software. 26 Various physical choices are available to describe ocean physics, 27 so as various HPC functionalities to improve performances.
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