Dataset
DESIRE: Sea condition measurements from MITgcm model
Latest Data Update: 2009-03-16
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2008-12-10
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 6 Files | 2GB
Abstract
DESIRE (Dynamics of the Earth System and the Ice-Core Record) was part of QUEST (Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System) Theme 2.
This dataset contains measurements of sea temperature, salinity and elevation from the MITgcm (MIT General Circulation Model) model, as part of the Work Package 2.3.
These experiments were conducted to investigate the role of changing the vertical tracer diffusivity on Drake Passage Transport (DPT) and the meridional overturning circulation (MOC).
Citable as: Wolff, E.W. (2008): DESIRE: Sea condition measurements from MITgcm model. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/fa433691518241129349865adbb31b08
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: QUEST, DESIRE, ice, glacial, sea, salinitiy model
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Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://licences.ceda.ac.uk/image/data_access_condition/quest.pdf. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
Data collected as part of QUEST project support |
| Data Quality: |
Not known.
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Data are netCDF formatted
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Related Documents
| QUEST report |
| DESIRE |
| Desire WP1.3, Data description |
Process overview
This dataset was generated by the computation detailed below.
| Title | MITgcm (MIT General Circulation Model |
| Abstract | The MITgcm (MIT General Circulation Model) is a numerical model designed for study of the atmosphere, ocean, and climate. Its non-hydrostatic formulation enables it to simulate fluid phenomena over a wide range of scales; its adjoint capability enables it to be applied to parameter and state estimation problems. By employing fluid isomorphisms, one hydrodynamical kernel can be used to simulate flow in both the atmosphere and ocean. - See more at: http://mitgcm.org/#sthash.VhsQzz4D.dpuf |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
- long_name: base of fluid in r units
- var_id: R_low
- names: base of fluid in r units
- units: hertz?
- standard_name: coriolis_parameter
- var_id: fCoriG
- names: coriolis_parameter
- units: m
- standard_name: depth
- var_id: Zu
- names: depth
- units: m/s
- standard_name: eastward_sea_water_velocity
- var_id: U
- names: eastward_sea_water_velocity
- units: m
- var_id: Eta
- standard_name: sea_surface_elevation
- long_name: free-surface_r-anomaly
- names: sea_surface_elevation, free-surface_r-anomaly
- long_name: iteration_count
- var_id: iter
- names: iteration_count
- units: m/s
- standard_name: northward_sea_water_velocity
- var_id: V
- names: northward_sea_water_velocity
- units: degC
- standard_name: sea_water_potential_temperature
- var_id: Temp
- long_name: potential_temperature
- names: sea_water_potential_temperature, potential_temperature
- units: m
- long_name: r cek face separation
- var_id: drF
- names: r cek face separation
- units: m
- long_name: r cell centre separation
- var_id: drC
- names: r cell centre separation
- long_name: r-face area at cell centre
- var_id: rA
- names: r-face area at cell centre
- long_name: r-face area at cell corner
- var_id: rAz
- names: r-face area at cell corner
- long_name: r-face area at u point
- var_id: rAw
- names: r-face area at u point
- long_name: r-face area at v point
- var_id: rAs
- names: r-face area at v point
- standard_name: sea_water_salinity
- units: 1e-3
- long_name: salinity
- var_id: S
- names: salinity, sea_water_salinity
- long_name: surface reference (at rest) position
- var_id: Ro_surf
- names: surface reference (at rest) position
- units: m/s
- standard_name: upward_sea_water_velocity
- var_id: W
- names: upward_sea_water_velocity
- units: m
- standard_name: depth
- long_name: vertical coordinate of the tracer points
- var_id: RC
- names: depth, vertical coordinate of the tracer points
- units: m
- standard_name: depth
- long_name: vertical coordinate of the w velocity points
- var_id: RF
- names: depth, vertical coordinate of the w velocity points
- long_name: vertical fraction of open cell at cell centre
- var_id: HFacC
- names: vertical fraction of open cell at cell centre
- long_name: vertical fraction of open cell at south face
- var_id: HFacS
- names: vertical fraction of open cell at south face
- long_name: vertical fraction of open cell at west face
- var_id: HFacW
- names: vertical fraction of open cell at west face
- units: m
- long_name: x cell centre separation
- var_id: dxC
- names: x cell centre separation
- units: m
- long_name: x cell corner separation
- var_id: dxG
- names: x cell corner separation
- units: m
- long_name: x cell face separation
- var_id: dxF
- names: x cell face separation
- units: m
- long_name: x v-velocity separation
- var_id: dxV
- names: x v-velocity separation
- units: m
- long_name: y cell centre separation
- var_id: dyC
- names: y cell centre separation
- units: m
- long_name: y cell corner separation
- var_id: dyG
- names: y cell corner separation
- units: m
- long_name: y cell face separation
- var_id: dyF
- names: y cell face separation
- units: m
- long_name: y u-velocity separation
- var_id: dyU
- names: y u-velocity separation
Co-ordinate Variables
- units: degrees_north
- standard_name: latitude
- var_id: YG
- names: latitude
- units: degrees_east
- standard_name: longitude
- var_id: XG
- names: longitude
- standard_name: time
- units: s
- var_id: T
- long_name: model time since initialisation
- names: time, model time since initialisation
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2006-04-05T23:00:00
End time:
2009-06-08T23:00:00
Geographic Extent
87.8638° |
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-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
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-87.8638° |
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