A high-resolution physical–biogeochemical model for marine resource applications in the northwest Atlantic (MOM6-COBALT-NWA12 v1.0)
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:gmd111633 2024-09-15T18:26:21+00:00 A high-resolution physical–biogeochemical model for marine resource applications in the northwest Atlantic (MOM6-COBALT-NWA12 v1.0) Ross, Andrew C. Stock, Charles A. Adcroft, Alistair Curchitser, Enrique Hallberg, Robert Harrison, Matthew J. Hedstrom, Katherine Zadeh, Niki Alexander, Michael Chen, Wenhao Drenkard, Elizabeth J. Pontavice, Hubert Dussin, Raphael Gomez, Fabian John, Jasmin G. Kang, Dujuan Lavoie, Diane Resplandy, Laure Roobaert, Alizée Saba, Vincent Shin, Sang-Ik Siedlecki, Samantha Simkins, James 2023-11-29 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-6943-2023 https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/16/6943/2023/ eng eng doi:10.5194/gmd-16-6943-2023 https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/16/6943/2023/ eISSN: 1991-9603 Text 2023 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-6943-2023 2024-08-28T05:24:15Z We present the development and evaluation of MOM6-COBALT-NWA12 version 1.0, a 1 / 12 <svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="27pt" height="14pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="8a0d874c25b46a170197f53c65b5ab3f"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="gmd-16-6943-2023-ie00001.svg" width="27pt" height="14pt" src="gmd-16-6943-2023-ie00001.png"/> </svg:svg> ∘ model of ocean dynamics and biogeochemistry in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. This model is built using the new regional capabilities in the MOM6 ocean model and is coupled with the Carbon, Ocean Biogeochemistry and Lower Trophics (COBALT) biogeochemical model and Sea Ice Simulator version-2 (SIS2) sea ice model. Our goal was to develop a model to provide information to support living-marine-resource applications across management time horizons from seasons to decades. To do this, we struck a balance between a broad, coastwide domain to simulate basin-scale variability and capture cross-boundary issues expected under climate change; a high enough spatial resolution to accurately simulate features like the Gulf Stream separation and advection of water masses through finer-scale coastal features; and the computational economy required to run the long simulations of multiple ensemble members that are needed to quantify prediction uncertainties and produce actionable information. We assess whether MOM6-COBALT-NWA12 is capable of supporting the intended applications by evaluating the model with three categories of metrics: basin-wide indicators of the model's performance, indicators of coastal ecosystem variability and the regional ocean features that drive it, and model run times and computational efficiency. Overall, both the basin-wide and the regional ecosystem-relevant indicators are simulated well by the model. Where notable model biases and errors are present in both types of indicator, they are mainly consistent with the challenges of accurately simulating the Gulf Stream separation, ... Text Northwest Atlantic Sea ice Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Geoscientific Model Development 16 23 6943 6985 |
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We present the development and evaluation of MOM6-COBALT-NWA12 version 1.0, a 1 / 12 <svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="27pt" height="14pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="8a0d874c25b46a170197f53c65b5ab3f"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="gmd-16-6943-2023-ie00001.svg" width="27pt" height="14pt" src="gmd-16-6943-2023-ie00001.png"/> </svg:svg> ∘ model of ocean dynamics and biogeochemistry in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. This model is built using the new regional capabilities in the MOM6 ocean model and is coupled with the Carbon, Ocean Biogeochemistry and Lower Trophics (COBALT) biogeochemical model and Sea Ice Simulator version-2 (SIS2) sea ice model. Our goal was to develop a model to provide information to support living-marine-resource applications across management time horizons from seasons to decades. To do this, we struck a balance between a broad, coastwide domain to simulate basin-scale variability and capture cross-boundary issues expected under climate change; a high enough spatial resolution to accurately simulate features like the Gulf Stream separation and advection of water masses through finer-scale coastal features; and the computational economy required to run the long simulations of multiple ensemble members that are needed to quantify prediction uncertainties and produce actionable information. We assess whether MOM6-COBALT-NWA12 is capable of supporting the intended applications by evaluating the model with three categories of metrics: basin-wide indicators of the model's performance, indicators of coastal ecosystem variability and the regional ocean features that drive it, and model run times and computational efficiency. Overall, both the basin-wide and the regional ecosystem-relevant indicators are simulated well by the model. Where notable model biases and errors are present in both types of indicator, they are mainly consistent with the challenges of accurately simulating the Gulf Stream separation, ... |
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Ross, Andrew C. Stock, Charles A. Adcroft, Alistair Curchitser, Enrique Hallberg, Robert Harrison, Matthew J. Hedstrom, Katherine Zadeh, Niki Alexander, Michael Chen, Wenhao Drenkard, Elizabeth J. Pontavice, Hubert Dussin, Raphael Gomez, Fabian John, Jasmin G. Kang, Dujuan Lavoie, Diane Resplandy, Laure Roobaert, Alizée Saba, Vincent Shin, Sang-Ik Siedlecki, Samantha Simkins, James |
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Ross, Andrew C. Stock, Charles A. Adcroft, Alistair Curchitser, Enrique Hallberg, Robert Harrison, Matthew J. Hedstrom, Katherine Zadeh, Niki Alexander, Michael Chen, Wenhao Drenkard, Elizabeth J. Pontavice, Hubert Dussin, Raphael Gomez, Fabian John, Jasmin G. Kang, Dujuan Lavoie, Diane Resplandy, Laure Roobaert, Alizée Saba, Vincent Shin, Sang-Ik Siedlecki, Samantha Simkins, James A high-resolution physical–biogeochemical model for marine resource applications in the northwest Atlantic (MOM6-COBALT-NWA12 v1.0) |
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Ross, Andrew C. Stock, Charles A. Adcroft, Alistair Curchitser, Enrique Hallberg, Robert Harrison, Matthew J. Hedstrom, Katherine Zadeh, Niki Alexander, Michael Chen, Wenhao Drenkard, Elizabeth J. Pontavice, Hubert Dussin, Raphael Gomez, Fabian John, Jasmin G. Kang, Dujuan Lavoie, Diane Resplandy, Laure Roobaert, Alizée Saba, Vincent Shin, Sang-Ik Siedlecki, Samantha Simkins, James |
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A high-resolution physical–biogeochemical model for marine resource applications in the northwest Atlantic (MOM6-COBALT-NWA12 v1.0) |
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A high-resolution physical–biogeochemical model for marine resource applications in the northwest Atlantic (MOM6-COBALT-NWA12 v1.0) |
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A high-resolution physical–biogeochemical model for marine resource applications in the northwest Atlantic (MOM6-COBALT-NWA12 v1.0) |
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