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- Title
Mediterranean model response to enhanced resolution at Gibraltar and tidal forcing.
- Authors
Sannino, Gianmaria; Carillo, Adriana; Pisacane, Giovanna; Adani, Mario; Palma, Massimiliano; Naranjo, Cristina; Struglia, Maria Vittoria
- Abstract
The Mediterranean Sea circulation has been simulated by means of three different implementations of the MITgcm (MIT General Circulation Model). The three model domains extend over the same model domain and share the same surface forcing and lateral boundary conditions. The first model has been implemented at a horizontal resolution of 1/12° with 72 vertical z-levels, while the remaining two models use a nonuniform curvilinear orthogonal grid, having a maximum horizontal resolution of about 1/200° in the Strait of Gibraltar, degrading eastward down to a regular grid with a 1/16° resolution, and 72 vertical levels. The last two models differ in the inclusion/exclusion of tidal forcing. Comparison with observed data shows that the overall surface and intermediate circulation simulated by the 1/12° model reproduces the main features of the basin-scale circulation reasonably well. From the comparison of the two additional higher resolution experiments performed with and without tidal forcing, it appears that the tidal forcing has a not negligible impact on the simulated circulation.
- Subjects
MEDITERRANEAN Region; MEDITERRANEAN Sea; HIGH temperatures; CLIMATE change; CLIMATOLOGY; ATMOSPHERIC models; MARINE ecology
- Publication
Journal of the Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment, 2015, Vol 21, p41
- ISSN
1304-9550
- Publication type
Article