The Finite Element Sea Ice-Ocean Model (FESOM) v.1.4: formulation of an ocean general circulation model

The Finite Element Sea Ice-Ocean Model (FESOM) is the first global ocean general circulation model based on unstructured-mesh methods that has been developed for the purpose of climate research. The advantage of unstructured-mesh models is their flexible multi-resolution modelling functiona...

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Main Authors: Q. Wang, S. Danilov, D. Sidorenko, R. Timmermann, C. Wekerle, X. Wang, T. Jung, J. Schröter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-04-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/7/663/2014/gmd-7-663-2014.pdf