1 | :Authors: NEMO System Team |
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2 | :Release: |release| |
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3 | :Date: |today| |
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5 | `NEMO`_ for *Nucleus for European Modelling of the Ocean* is a state-of-the-art modelling framework for |
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6 | research activities and forecasting services in ocean and climate sciences. |
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8 | .. contents:: |
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11 | Overview |
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12 | ======== |
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13 | |
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14 | The NEMO ocean model has 3 major components: |
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16 | - |OPA| models the ocean [thermo]dynamics and solves the primitive equations |
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17 | (``./src/OCE``) :cite:`NEMO_manual`; |
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18 | - |SI3| simulates ice [thermo]dynamics, brine inclusions and subgrid-scale thickness variations |
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19 | (``./src/ICE``) :cite:`SI3_manual`; |
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20 | - |TOP| models the [on|off]line oceanic tracers transport and the biogeochemical processes |
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21 | (``./src/MBG``) :cite:`TOP_manual`. |
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23 | These physical core engines are described in their respective <reference publications> that must be cited for |
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24 | any work related to their use. |
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25 | |
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26 | Applications and capabilities |
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27 | ============================= |
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29 | Not only does the NEMO framework model the ocean circulation, |
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30 | it offers various features to enable |
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31 | |
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32 | - Create :doc:`embedded zooms <zooms>` seamlessly with 2-way nesting package `AGRIF`_. |
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33 | - :doc:`Low cost biogeochemistry <coarsening>` and :doc:`alternative model opportunity <tracers>`. |
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34 | - Versatile :doc:`assimilation <assimilation>`. |
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35 | - :doc:`Output diagnostics <diagnostics>` with `XIOS`_ server. |
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36 | - :doc:`Coupling <coupling>` via `OASIS`_ for Earth system modelling. |
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37 | |
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38 | | Several :doc:`builtins configurations <configurations>` are provided to assess the skills and performances of |
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39 | the model which can be used as templates for :doc:`setting up a new configuration <setup>` (``./cfgs``). |
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40 | | The end user could also find some :doc:`idealised test cases <test_cases>` online to serve as templates and |
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41 | to study particular processes (``./tests``). |
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42 | |
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43 | A set of :doc:`utilities <tools>` is also provided to [pre|post]process your data (``./tools``). |
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44 | |
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45 | Literature |
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46 | ========== |
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47 | |
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48 | :doc:`install` |
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50 | The reference documentation is archived online |
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51 | |
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52 | +-------+-------------------+----------------+ |
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53 | | | Reference manual | |NEMO manual|_ | |
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54 | | |OPA| +-------------------+----------------+ |
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55 | | | Quick start guide | |NEMO guide|_ | |
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56 | +-------+-------------------+----------------+ |
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57 | | |SI3| | |SI3 manual|_ | |
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58 | +---------------------------+----------------+ |
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59 | | |TOP| | |TOP manual|_ | |
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60 | +---------------------------+----------------+ |
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61 | |
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62 | .. |NEMO manual| image:: http://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.1464816.svg |
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63 | .. |NEMO guide| image:: http://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.1475325.svg |
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64 | .. |SI3 manual| image:: http://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.1471689.svg |
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65 | .. |TOP manual| image:: http://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.1471700.svg |
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66 | |
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67 | | Reference manuals and quick start guide can be build from source and exported to HTML or PDF (``./doc``). |
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68 | | In any case, one can find them online: |
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70 | Since 2014 the project has a `Special Issue <http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/special_issue40.html>`_ in |
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71 | the open-access journal Geoscientific Model Development (GMD) from the European Geosciences Union (EGU). |
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72 | The main scope is to collect relevant manuscripts covering various topics and to provide a single portal to |
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73 | assess the model potential and evolution. |
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75 | Used by a wide audience, numerous :website:`associated projects <projects>` have been carried out and |
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76 | extensive :website:`bibliography <bibliography/publications>` published. |
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77 | |
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78 | Community development |
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79 | ===================== |
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81 | | The NEMO Consortium pulling together 5 European institutes (`CMCC`_, `CNRS`_, `MOI`_, `Met Office`_ and `NERC`_) |
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82 | plans the sustainable development in order to keep a reliable evolving framework since 2008. |
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83 | | It defines the |NEMO strategy|_ which is implemented by the System Team on |
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84 | a yearly basis in order to release a new version almost every four years. |
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86 | .. |NEMO strategy| replace:: multi-year development strategy |
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88 | When the need arises, :forge:`working groups <wiki/WorkingGroups>` are created or resumed to |
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89 | gather the community expertise for advising on the development activities. |
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